Salvation in opposition to restricted continued cost of wages within the occasion of sickness | EUROtoday

The Allianz boss calls for that staff’ continued cost of wages on the primary day of sickness must be stopped. Labor Minister Heil vigorously rejects this: “The Germans are not shirkers and idlers.”

Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) opposes requires the cancellation of continued cost of wages within the occasion of sickness for the primary day of a sick report. “Anyone who puts employees who have reported sick under general suspicion of cheating has a distorted image of the working people in this country,” Heil informed the Germany editorial community. “The Germans are not shirkers and idlers.” With him and the SPD, there can be no restrictions on continued cost of wages within the occasion of sickness, the minister assured.

Employees with low incomes specifically would endure from a reintroduction of the parental go away day, warned Heil. “It would hit hard the people who are actually sick and who have low wages, especially women,” Heil mentioned. “That’s why this is the wrong way.”

An employer who suspects that somebody is appearing blue may request {that a} certificates of incapacity for work be offered from day one, mentioned Heil. Anyone who’s caught dishonest should additionally face penalties below labor regulation.

Allianz boss sparks debate

In view of the excessive degree of illness in Germany, the top of the insurance coverage group Allianz, Oliver Bäte, recommended reintroducing the so-called ready day for sick experiences. Employees would bear the prices for the primary day of sickness themselves.

At the start of the week, the CEO identified within the “Handelsblatt” that staff in Germany at the moment are sick for a mean of 20 days per yr, whereas the EU common is eight days of sickness. Bäte has thus initiated a debate about sick go away in Germany. This is statistically excessive in worldwide comparability. In the Federal Republic – not like in another nations – continued cost of wages has been in impact for many years from the primary day of sickness.