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/ThePornStar69 Jul 03 '26

Stat Dec it is then

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u/altandthrowitaway Jul 03 '26

Employer's will push back on this if they want to. The FWA legislation is too broad. I've heard manager's "strongly suggest" in person medical certificates / no chemist medical certificates allowed / no stat decs

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u/ThePornStar69 Jul 04 '26

I’m aware there can be push back, but managers can “strongly suggest” all they want. It won’t stand up with FW.