Every year, flu season presents companies in Germany with similar questions: What happens if an employee falls ill while on vacation? Can they work from home, and how should sick children be dealt with? The following guide provides some orientation.
As soon as they become aware of their incapacity to work, employees must notify their employer immediately, i.e., “without culpable delay.” This also applies to the continuation of the incapacity to work.
The law only requires a medical certificate to be submitted from the fourth calendar day of incapacity for work. However, employers can require submission from the first calendar day of incapacity for work if this is stipulated in the employment contract, in collective agreements, in works agreements, or by individual order. Weekends, public holidays, and non-working days count as calendar days.
For those with statutory health insurance, the doctor’s office sends the incapacity for work data electronically to the health insurance company....
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