cross-posted from: https://feddit.online/c/euro@feddit.online/p/1817064/germany-tightens-sick-leave-rules-medical-doctor-note-required-from-day-one-telephone-s

Germany’s Chancellor Merz:

We can no longer accept the extraordinarily high levels of sick leave in our companies.

We are abolishing sick leave by telephone and introducing the requirement to submit a medical certificate from the very first day of illness.

We know this is a tough decision. But we can no longer afford this competitive disadvantage caused by prolonged absences from work.

  • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
    65·
    5 days ago

    It‘s just really irrational on so many levels but that‘s the current German government for you.

    • jenesaisquoi@feddit.orgEnglish
      191·
      4 days ago

      German voters: well, voting for the right hasn’t worked - they haven’t done anything for the common people. We should try voting for nazis next.

      Left/Green: hi there I have many things I want to improve for the common people!

      German voters: go fuck yourself.

    • nomad@infosec.pubEnglish
      1·
      4 days ago

      Well they are appearing to do something. Its an emotional appeal to the people not to vote just to change anything as it appeals to the crowd that thinks that at this point change at any cost is the way forward. They might even not vote for the AFD. Not that I think that’s a winning strategy, but they compete with xenophobia being acceptable again which is an almost laughably hard to defeat strategy as it plays into a factor present in all humans.