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.

  • MohamedMoney@feddit.orgEnglish
    37·
    3 days ago

    What I still don’t get is that the afd benefits from this. It will be much worse for the working class when they achieve their goals.

    • Pechente@feddit.orgEnglish
      35·
      3 days ago

      Absolutely but for people to recognize that, they need to be at least somewhat well informed and a huge number of people are fed by targeted disinformation campaigns and will therefore not see this

    • matlag@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      12·
      3 days ago

      Same as in France I guess: the right tactic is to speak as few as possible while claiming you’re a workers party. Let the acting gov keep shooting itself in the foot repeatedly.

      Oligarchs controlled medias will do the rest.

    • Waterpumpee@lemmus.orgEnglish
      73·
      3 days ago

      thanks to the utterly stupid brandmauer they can play the perfect opferrolle and never have to make difficult descisions.