Germany bans staff members from calling in sick without doctors’ note

The tough new rules have been proposed by Chancellor Friedrich Merz to boost the economy (Picture: Latkun/imageBROKER/Shutterstock)Germans will have to get a sick note from a doctor for the very first day they call off sick from work under strict proposals from Friedrich Merz.The tough new rules have been proposed by Chancellor Friedrich Merz to boost the economy. Workers currently only need a note from their third day of sick leave.Mr Merz said: ‘The number of sick days is too high. We a