COVID-19: State In Germany Requiring Employers To Verify Negative Test

The updated Ordinance for North Rhine Westphalia only applies to non-vaccinated employees returning from holiday.

Update 12 July 2021

One state requiring employers to verify negatives tests of employees returning from holiday

North Rhine Westphalia has imposed a duty on employers to verify Covid tests of unvaccinated employees returning from vacations (other German states may follow). The updated ordinance of the state of North Rhine Westphalia dated 9 July 2021 provides the following:

• Employees who have been on vacation after 1 July 2021 for at least five consecutive workdays must provide their employer on or during the first day of their return to work with proof of a negative Covid test.