Germans call in sick a lot, but not as much as they used to. The average worker - who, by the way, gets about 30 days of vacation a year - was out ill 20 days last year, compared to 26 in 1996. The Federal Association of Worker Insurers, which released the data, attributed the decline to industry incentives and worker fears of unemployment. Still, the report noted that one-third of the 1996 sick days came on Monday.
Sick Germans
Germans call in sick a lot, but not as much as they used to. The average worker - who, by the way, gets about 30 days of vacation a year - was out ill 20 days last year, compared to 26 in 1996. The Federal Association of Worker Insurers, which released the data, attributed the decline to industry incentives and worker fears of unemployment. Still, the report noted that one-third of the 1996 sick days came on Monday.
