The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed How parents in Germany can take paid time off to care for their children during lockdown The coronavirus crisis has put a particular burden on working parents. For those struggling to care for their children while working, there are a few paid options for time off. https://www.thelocal.de/20210106/how-parents-in-germany-can-take-time-off-work-to-care-for-their-children-during-lockdown Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:59:25 +0100 how-parents-in-germany-can-take-time-off-work-to-care-for-their-children-during-lockdown Herbal tea and sick leave: An American’s ode to the German attitude towards health The Local's editor Rachel Stern writes about how she learned to embrace the German attitude towards health - by seeing first hand how society handles sickness. https://www.thelocal.de/20200206/herbal-tea-and-sick-leave-an-americans-ode-to-german-attitudes-of-health Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:26:44 +0100 herbal-tea-and-sick-leave-an-americans-ode-to-german-attitudes-of-health How Germany plans to ditch paper sick notes for digital ones Up until now, employees in Germany on sick leave have been required to submit a sick notification on paper directly to their employer. https://www.thelocal.de/20190919/germany-to-get-rid-of-paper-sick-notifications-in-favour-of-digital-ones Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:54:00 +0200 germany-to-get-rid-of-paper-sick-notifications-in-favour-of-digital-ones What we could all learn from the German attitude to sickness British people might like to tell themselves that the empire was built on a stiff upper lip. But Germany’s attitude of giving things time to heal seems much more appropriate to the modern workplace, writes Floraidh Clement. https://www.thelocal.de/20180802/what-we-could-all-learn-from-the-german-attitude-to-sickness Thu, 02 Aug 2018 13:24:59 +0200 what-we-could-all-learn-from-the-german-attitude-to-sickness Sickly workers take extra 15 days off a year Sick leave in Germany has increased to a 14-year high, according to research released on Tuesday. On average, more than four percent of the workforce was off ill at any one time in 2013 – up from 3.4 percent the year before. https://www.thelocal.de/20140305/sickly-german-workers-take-extra-15-days-off-a-year Wed, 05 Mar 2014 09:05:00 +0100 sickly-german-workers-take-extra-15-days-off-a-year