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Sick
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High Workload Sick Days and Unusual Hours Dominate Service Industry
In the service sector, work‑related stress, working despite illness, and non‑traditional hours are common challenges. A recent study…
January 23, 2026
CDU SPD Push for Stricter Online Sick Note Rules
In the debate over the sale of online sick notes, coalition health policymakers backed the family‑doctor lobby’s call…
January 22, 2026
German Health Insurance Calls Employers To Take Responsibility For LongTerm Sick Leave
Jens Baas, the CEO of Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), has called on employers in Germany to take greater responsibility…
January 22, 2026
Telephone Sick Notes Prompt SPD Warning Against General Suspicion
“It relieves medical practices, reduces unnecessary doctor contacts, and especially protects against infection in waiting rooms during cold…
January 21, 2026
Doctors Warn Against Ending Phone Sick Notes
Beier sees no problems with shorter sickness certifications, such as for respiratory illnesses, but with longer absences. “This…
January 21, 2026
Linke Leader Criticizes Phone Sick Note Debate as Pure Distraction
In the meantime, Federal Health Minister Nina Warken, a member of the CDU, has announced a review of the…
January 20, 2026
Warken Moves to Reexamine Telephone Sick Leave as Minister Casts New Doubt
Warken, responding to Merz’s comments, emphasised that the Chancellor’s observations are factual. She noted that, internationally, Germany’s sickness…
January 19, 2026
Doctors Back Merz on Sick Leave Debate
The debate surrounding rising sick leave rates in Germany has intensified, with the country’s association of statutory health…
January 18, 2026
Lauterbach Blasts Merz on Sick Leave Remarks
The debate surrounding Germany’s high rates of sick leave has escalated into a political fracas, with former Health…
January 17, 2026
Sick Patient Care Sparks Debate
A simmering debate is erupting within Germany’s healthcare system regarding the extent to which life-sustaining treatments should be…
January 3, 2026
Germany Considers Ending Phone-In Sick Notes
Germany’s leading employers’ association, the Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA), is pushing for a sweeping overhaul of…
January 1, 2026
Companies Scrutinize Sick Leave Claims
German corporations are increasingly implementing stricter measures to address high rates of employee sick leave, according to a…
December 18, 2025
Germans Taking Fewer Sick Days
Persistent Sick Leave Rates Signal Underlying Economic and Social Concerns in Germany New data released by Techniker Krankenkasse…
December 13, 2025
Corporate Sick Leave Declines
A recent survey of Germany’s largest corporations reveals a decline in sick leave across both DAX 40 companies…
November 29, 2025
Union Urges Employers to Tackle Rising Sick Leave
The German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) is issuing a stark warning to employers, urging proactive measures to…
November 27, 2025
Saxony Eyes Tougher Sick Leave Rules
Saxony’s Leader Proposes Sweeping Reforms to Boost German Competitiveness, Sparking Debate Saxony’s Minister-President Michael Kretschmer is pushing for…
November 15, 2025
Doctors Face Union Opposition on Sick Leave Rules
The proposal by the German Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV) to ease regulations surrounding sick notes…
October 14, 2025
Kretschmer Seeks to Limit Sick Pay to Boost Growth
The Premier of the German state of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, is advocating for a significant shift in national…
August 30, 2025
Coca-Cola Exec Calls For End To Paid Sick Day
The head of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) Germany, John Galvin, has advocated for the reintroduction of a non-paid…
August 27, 2025
Union Plan To End Phone Sick Days Faces Union Fury
Germany’s leading trade union confederation, the DGB, has strongly criticized proposals from CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann regarding…
August 22, 2025
Sick Pay Costs German Firms Over 82 Billion Euros
German employers shouldered approximately 82 billion euros in costs related to employee sick leave in 2024, a figure…
August 21, 2025
Klingbeil: Sick & Nursing Insurance to Get Federal Cash Boost
Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has announced “fundamental and bold” structural reforms of the social insurance systems. However, the…
May 18, 2025
Pregnant Women, Sick, Minors the Only Exceptions
According to reports from police unions, German border police have significantly intensified their policy of rejecting asylum seekers.…
May 10, 2025
German Fury: Majority Rejects Boss’s Sick Day Pay Cut Plan
The majority of Germans reject Allianz CEO Oliver Bäte’s proposal to relieve companies by canceling the payment of…
January 14, 2025
No Pay for First Day of Sick Leave?
Allianz CEO’s Proposal to Cut Sick Leave Raises Eyebrows The CEO of Allianz, Oliver Bäte, has sparked outrage…
January 9, 2025
Germany’s Lifeline Against Sick Leave Pay Cuts
German Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) has rejected the proposal by Allianz CEO Oliver Bäte to stop paying…
January 9, 2025
Germany’s Sick Leave Debate Heats Up!
FDP Parliamentary Group Leader Christian Dürr has welcomed the debate initiated by Allianz CEO Oliver Bäte on the…
January 8, 2025





























