Yes, if you want to be nitpicking then government money is tax money. However that means that cost of the sick leave is spread over the whole society and not a

Yes, if you want to be nitpicking then government money is tax money. However that means that cost of the sick leave is spread over the whole society and not a single company, or single manager’s budget, making it easier to accept for business owners. That’s why Europeans typically do not have to worry about being paid for sick leave, unlike Americans.