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Some context for Germany: Before the probation period ends (usually 6 months), a company can fire you without any reason on 2 weeks notice. After that, it's ver
by carstenhag 3y ago
Some context for Germany:
Before the probation period ends (usually 6 months), a company can fire you without any reason on 2 weeks notice.
After that, it's very hard to fire someone for being sick.
Now to your question:
30 days is the norm for knowledge workers. Days off, including: when you are sick, when your kid is sick so you have to take care of them, special occasions such as death of a close relative, marriage, relocation) don't get counted on these 30 days at all.
- marsvin 3y agoSounds similar to Finnish system, for the sake of further comparison across countries.
- scary-size 3y agoThough taking care of a sick kid is an unpaid leave. But your health insurance compensates that to a certain degree. Usually up to €110 per day.
- pantalaimon 3y agoYou get 30 „child sick days“ per child https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/themen/praevention/kindergesundheit/faq-kinderkrankengeld.html https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/themen/praeventi...
- lostlogin 3y agoIs that 30 days per year? That’s impressively generous. It’s 10 (accumulating to 20) here in New Zealand and bereavement is an additional few days - the amount depends on your relationship to the deceased. All the above is paid at your usual rate.
- Symbiote 3y agoI think you have misunderstood. It's 30 days paid holiday per year. The legal minimum is 20-something is most EU countries, but professional jobs tend to have 25-35, depending on the country. Sick leave is completely independent of that. If you're sick you don't work. If there's any doubt, you get a signed note from a doctor. If the sickness lasts a long time there are eventually other procedures, and after long enough you can lose your job if there's really no reasonable alternative.