Krankmeldung: Wie sich Arbeitgeber gegen Blaumacher wehren können
Aus dem Handelsblatt-Archiv: Ein Mitarbeiter meldet sich immer an Brückentagen und montags krank? Diese rechtlichen Möglichkeiten haben Firmen bei Verdacht auf Blaumachen.
On December 21, 2025, a report highlighted the issue of employees taking unauthorized sick leave in Germany. Despite a slight decrease in overall absenteeism, workers still averaged 18.6 days of work absence from January to November 2025, compared to 13 days in 2021. However, it remains unclear how many of these absences are genuinely due to illness versus employees "blueshifting" by claiming to be sick.
A Yougov survey from the previous year showed that more than a quarter of respondents had experienced falsifying their sick leave status. Additionally, a study by Pronova BKK found that 60% of employees had claimed to be sick when they were actually fit to work, with seven percent doing so frequently. If an employee repeatedly claims to be sick when they are capable of working, employers must not accept this and have legal options to address "sick feigners."
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