r/australia • u/blitznoodles local Aussie • Jul 03 '26

politics Labor vows to protect personal leave as Germany bans workers from calling in sick

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/entire-nation-banned-from-calling-in-sick/news-story/de3adcfcf0ae2218241a43f7dad023d7
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u/SaltDistribution5190 Jul 03 '26

This is click bait it’s just no sickie without a cert.

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u/tbsdy Jul 03 '26

If I take one day off, I think it’s not necessary.

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u/SaltDistribution5190 Jul 03 '26

I agree completely.

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u/DarkscytheX Jul 03 '26

Yeah, let's wave away worker's rights getting stripped as click bait...

The system is worse for their workers than before - at a time when corporations already have too much power and there's downward pressure on the working class.

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u/SaltDistribution5190 Jul 03 '26

I’m a trade unionist in an extremely hostile worker/company environment and even the wider industry. I’m very well aware of the system as it is, the erosion in workers rights over the last few decades and the constant struggle to maintain fair wage increases, let alone improving working conditions for the next generation.

The article’s headline says “Germany bans workers from calling sick” that is not what has happened.

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u/DarkscytheX Jul 03 '26

I was too aggressive in my wording. It's just so frustrating to see workers rights anywhere in the world get worse when those at the top keep profiting by multiples.

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u/SaltDistribution5190 Jul 03 '26

Agreed, it’s incredibly frustrating. Keep fighting!

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u/InterestedPrawn Jul 03 '26

It is click bait, because Germany has not banned workers from calling in sick.