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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…