German employees are typically entitled to full pay from their employer during illness-related absences for up to six weeks. To continue sick receiving pay, they are generally required to provide a ...

As absenteeism rises and budgets tighten, German businesses are hiring private detectives to investigate long-term sick leave ...

In a controversial move, German companies are turning ... an Italian bus driver was fired after being caught singing and playing the piano at a bar during his sick leave, supposedly due to anxiety.

GERMANY: To combat rising absenteeism during tough economic times, German companies increasingly turn to private detectives to investigate employees on long-term sick leave, questioning whether ...

German companies ... homes while on sick leave. However, such investigations don’t always result in dismissals. For example, an Italian bus driver was dismissed after being seen performing ...

German companies are hiring private detectives to investigate whether employees on long-term sick leave are genuinely ill, viewing it as an effective way to dismiss unproductive workers during ...

Triple Wimbledon champion Boris Becker won't take over another official function at the German Tennis Federation (DTB) for the time being. Becker, 57, was the DTB's Head of Men's Tennis between ...

In November 2024, German exports were up by 2.1% while imports were down by 3.3% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with October 2024. Based on provisional data, the Federal ...

In November 2024, German exports were up by 2.1% while imports were down by 3.3% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with October 2024. Based on provisional data, the Federal ...

You may lose weight when you're sick, especially if you have a stomach bug or another illness that causes nausea or affects your appetite. Illnesses that cause vomiting will cause you to lose body ...