If you have to look after your children at home because, for example, your child is in quarantine, the daycare centre, school or after-school care centre is closed due to infection control measures or your children are not being looked after there due to the pandemic, you can apply for compensation for lost earnings. For employees, the employer is responsible for applying for and paying the compensation. Self-employed persons always apply for compensation themselves at the Landesdirektion Sachsen.