Germany's sick-note crackdown may be treating the symptoms, not the disease

https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/germanys-sick-note-crackdown-may-be-treating-symptoms-not-disease-2026-07-27/

Comments

one33sevenJul 27, 2026, 6:44 AM
Haven't we learned from covid that one should stay at home for a few weeks when sick? Being sick for 20 days of 365 does not sound like much. A typical cold will be like 14 days...
golem14Jul 27, 2026, 7:38 AM
C'mon. Germans are made of sterner stuff.