He further noted: “The educated people, most of us have jobs we can continue to do almost the same way, we talk to people on Zoom and we get paid just the same. [… But those with less formal education are often] essential workers [who] risk their lives with COVID.
Or if they are in non-essential things, they might lose their jobs.” [23] A recent report published by the Federal Statistical Oﬃce paints a similar picture for Germany. For example, employees with higher incomes often enjoy much better access to internet-based tools for remote working.