@DenisCOVIDinfoguy
> workers were allowed to take up to six weeks of paid leave for an illness. If the employee falls ill from a different sickness, the six-week paid leave starts again.
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> German workers reportedly took advantage of the policy, with employees taking an average of 14.8 sick days a year

An average of 14.8 days/year compared to a possible *30* days *per illness* hardly sounds like "taking advantage." 15 days isn't much more than the 10 we're legally allowed in Australia!