Employee Absence Due to Illness: Measures and Regulations for Companies

Employee Obligations

If employees are sick, they must immediately notify their employer or their representative, stating the probable duration of the illness. This also applies if they are abroad.

If the incapacity to work lasts longer than 3 days, the employee must submit a medical certificate of incapacity for work unprompted by the 4th day at the latest. The employer is entitled to request the medical certificate earlier. If the incapacity to work lasts longer than stated in the certificate, the employee is obliged to submit a new medical certificate.

Continued Payment of Wages

In the event of incapacity to work due to illness or a work accident, employees receive their average salary from the last 12 months for up to 6 weeks.

Newly hired employees do not receive continued payment of wages during the first four weeks of their employment.

How much sick pay supplement is received for occupational accidents?

In the event of incapacity to work due to an occupational accident, the employee is entitled to sick pay equivalent to three hourly wages per working day from the 7th week of illness.

< 3 years Company tenure:  until the end of the 9th week of illness
> 3 years Company tenure: until the end of the 12th week of illness
> 5 years Company tenure : until the end of the 15th week of illness
> 7 years Company tenure : until the end of the 17th week of illness

Sickness benefit and allowances combined must not exceed the previous net salary. If the incapacity to work is due to gross negligence on the part of the employee, the claim lapses.

Automatically calculate continued wage payments for absences

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• Automatic continued sickness pay
• Night, overtime, Sunday, and public holiday premiums
• Absence and vacation days