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I mean, even here in Germany you would probably get fired for being ill for so long unless you had already passed your 1 year probation. My wife had a boss who
by bowsamic 3y ago
I mean, even here in Germany you would probably get fired for being ill for so long unless you had already passed your 1 year probation. My wife had a boss who used to fire people for absolutely anything
- morsch 3y agoIt's true that you can be fired during the probationary period, for any reason including "excessive" sick leave. But the probationary period is limited to six months, by law.
- bowsamic 3y agoThe probationary period at my wife's job here in Hamburg was a year
- morsch 3y agoAh. Then she was probably in a civil service position (teacher, police, etc) for which for some reason there are entirely different rules. For employees in the private sector, the limit is 6 months: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/__622.html https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/__622.html But IANAL.
- bowsamic 3y agoNo, she is at a private engineering startup. Her old boss was fond of breaking the law though