Germany expects more than 2 million people to use short-time scheme in 2020
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany expects a record 2.15 million people to this year make use of a scheme that allows employees to work shorter hours but keep their jobs, as the impact of the coronavirus causes havoc in the labour market, a ministry document seen by Reuters showed on Thursday.Under the initiative, first used in the 2008 financial crisis but now extended again to help cushion the blow from the coronavirus, companies can apply for state aid to cover the costs of keeping people on.Germany..