Sick leave

In the event of an accident at work or in the event of an occupational disease, you will receive continued payment of remuneration regardless of other periods of inability to work due to illness. Until the end of the 15th year of work, you are entitled to 8 weeks per accident at work. This entitlement exists per case and not per year of work.

The amount of your continued payment of remuneration is calculated according to the default principle, i.e. you will receive the remuneration you would have received if the work had not been cancelled due to the incapacity for work. If the amount of this remuneration cannot be determined, you are entitled to the average of the last 13 weeks worked full.

Yes. You must report your illness to your employer immediately. For example, you can call or write an e-mail, although written information is easier to prove. It is best to report sick first by telephone and - especially in larger companies - again in writing. 

In principle, you do not have to present the medical sick leave confirmation. However, if your employer requires this, you must send a copy of it to your employer as soon as possible. 

Yes, you can also be dismissed while on sick leave. In this case, however, the entitlement to continued payment of remuneration remains in force even beyond the notice period until the end of the sick leave or until the expiry of the period of entitlement to continued payment of remuneration.

If you are sick for more than 3 calendar days while on holiday, your holiday will be interrupted. The days you were sick will be added to your remaining holiday credit.

ATTENTION: The employer immediately notifies the employer of any sick leave. On request, a confirmation of the duration of the sick leave must be presented, otherwise you lose your entitlement to the remuneration. However, an omission is not a reason for dismissal.

If you fall ill abroad, you must submit an official confirmation to your employer in addition to the sick leave confirmation. This must confirm that the sick leave certificate was issued by a person licensed to practice medicine. 

This official confirmation is not required if the treatment took place in a hospital and the sick leave certificate was issued by a hospital. The interruption due to illness does not extend your holiday!