In the future, sick notes will only be sent by fax or carrier pigeon
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Germany has a powerful fax machine lobby.
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Sick notes: Coalition tightens rules – doctors speak of “super disaster”
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+++ Federal policy +++: Coalition presents reform package – family doctors call compulsory sick leave “absolutely catastrophic”
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Telephone option no longer available: Employees should present sick leave from the first day of absence
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