Timeline for Is it illegal in Germany to take sick leave if you caused your own illness?
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| Mar 14, 2019 at 16:51 | comment | added | Tom | The employer absolutely can ask. However, the employee does not have to answer or is legally allowed to lie (it's not in the law, but court decisions exist), except if the information is vital to the employer, e.g. it's a contagious disease or it affects the way the employee can work. From the doctor the employer will get a "Krankschreibung" - a paper saying that the employee is unable to work and for how long, but not what the illness or cause is. | |
| Mar 14, 2019 at 13:54 | comment | added | user81330 | I remember seeing previous answers (to other questions) that mentioned in Germany you cannot ask about an employee's sickness. If this is applicable, it would be really great to add that also - as it sounded from those posts, like the employer can't realistically find out how you got sick in the first place. (If not, or it doesn't sound right - just reply and I'll delete this comment) | |
| Mar 14, 2019 at 10:45 | comment | added | simbabque | I'd say it's along the same lines as accidental food poisoning because you ate something like a dairy product that was over the date, looked fine, but turned out not to be. It happens. | |
| Mar 14, 2019 at 9:27 | comment | added | Tom | @idmean I've worked on the HR side. I received formal legal training and I've been (in my professional role) in courts many times, but I don't have a degree in jurisprudence. | |
| Mar 14, 2019 at 9:24 | comment | added | idmean | "I've worked in the field of employee law" "but IANAL" So what is your job then? | |
| Mar 14, 2019 at 7:47 | vote | accept | Jannis | ||
| Mar 14, 2019 at 7:37 | comment | added | Tom | The courts use extremely risks sports and fights you started intentionally as the yardstick, so if you think you are in the same league of reckless. (and then, who is going to prove it?) | |
| Mar 14, 2019 at 7:30 | comment | added | Jannis | Well I really emptied the whole pepper box ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | |
| Mar 14, 2019 at 7:11 | history | answered | Tom | CC BY-SA 4.0 |