2G has been in force in Austria’s shops since yesterday. Pensioner police officers are supposed to control the rules against the corona virus. But they prefer to stay in retirement.
the essentials in brief
- The state police department wanted to use retired police officers.
- They should check the 2G certificates of people shopping.
- The recruitment process is resinous: Only 5 percent of the ex-officials asked are in the mood.
Since yesterday, stricter rules in the fight against the corona virus have been in effect in Switzerland’s neighboring country to the east. If you want to shop in Austria, you need 2G proof. Supermarkets and drug stores, for example, are excluded from this.
The tightening also includes controls. The police are now actively looking for corona violations.
Senior police officers should also help. At the end of the year, the state police department had written to around 700 retired officials up to the age of 70, as reported by the “Krone”. This should relieve the police stations somewhat.
Coronavirus controls: Pensioner police officers do not pay wages
A two-page letter advertises with good wages (3034 euros gross). The prerequisite for this is that the pensioner police officers have worked in the public sector for 41 years.
In addition, there is no police uniform for the corona inspectors, they work in the country’s service.
What do you think of police checks in shops?
18%
Right, that way the rules against the coronavirus are better adhered to.
1
Right, that way the rules against the coronavirus are better adhered to.
82%
This is going too far for me.
However, the search is resinous. So far none of the 700 ex-police officers who have been contacted have signed.
«We received feedback from 37 police officers. They will now receive their documents », so the office of Governor Thomas Stelzer (ÖVP).
Are you satisfied with the response rate of only five percent? “After all, in the best case scenario, one relieves 37 active police officers,” the Stelzer office continues.
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