Employees
are entitled to sick pay from their employers for a period of up to 6 weeks for
the same illness; available to all employees who have completed 4 weeks of
service.
The amount is essentially equal to the employee’s usual remuneration,
but without overtime pay and certain expenses.
Employees are obliged to obtain a medical certificate for any inability
to work that lasts more than 3 calendar days; however, an employer may ask for
such a certificate to be obtained from the first day.
If six weeks have expired and the employee continues to be sick, an
employee who is a member of the statutory health insurance system is entitled
to sick pay from his or her health insurance provider for a maximum period of
72 additional weeks. This sick pay amounts to 70% of the employee’s gross pay,
but no more than 90% of the employee’s net pay, in each case up to the
contribution assessment ceiling in the statutory health insurance system.
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