> Doesn't employers being forced to paying wages to sick employees for 6 weeks take a toll on small businesses with little cashflow?
Insurance kicks in and pays after 6 weeks (not a month, another comment corrected me). It's also part of the expectation when you hire. It's a problem sometimes, yes, but everyone - even employers - benefits from it.
> Sick days are a thing, just not like in the US, but they're still sick days, and not working days.
There is no federal law in the U.S. that mandates paid sick leave for employees; however, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for certain medical situations. Federal employees are entitled to 13 paid sick days per year.
> Is there a health crisis in Germany causing Germans to be twice as sick as their neighbors?
No. People get sick. There's an obesity and mental crisis in the US, too, whether it's comfortable or not for someone to acknowledge.
Why are you brining in the US when I was asking about Germany? I don't care about the US since I don't live there.
>No. People get sick.
But why a lot more than the rest of Europe? That's what you didn't answer. If you'd get sick twice as much than average your doctor would probably do some extra test on you.
Insurance kicks in and pays after 6 weeks (not a month, another comment corrected me). It's also part of the expectation when you hire. It's a problem sometimes, yes, but everyone - even employers - benefits from it.
> Sick days are a thing, just not like in the US, but they're still sick days, and not working days.
There is no federal law in the U.S. that mandates paid sick leave for employees; however, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for certain medical situations. Federal employees are entitled to 13 paid sick days per year.
> Is there a health crisis in Germany causing Germans to be twice as sick as their neighbors?
No. People get sick. There's an obesity and mental crisis in the US, too, whether it's comfortable or not for someone to acknowledge.