The German Teacher Who Spent 17 Years on Leave and Now Fights in Court Not to Retire
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A 62-year-old German teacher has appealed her forced retirement to the courts after 17 years of medical leave. Her case has ended in court and has also aroused the interest of the Public Prosecutor's Office, which investigates whether she worked during that period.
In Germany, a teacher who has been on sick leave for 17 years has refused to retire. She has applied to the court for annulment of the decision of the administration. An unwanted retirement. In Berlin, a 62-year-old teacher refuses to retire. In sick leave since 2009, the official applied to the court to challenge this decision. The one whose identity has not been revealed taught from 2003 to 2009 in a professional institution in Wesel, North Rh…
An unusual situation came to light in a school in Duisburg, Germany. A 62-year-old teacher is on medical leave for almost 17 years, but she continued to receive a salary. The authorities decided to retire her, but the woman contested the decision in court.
For almost seventeen years, this case has gone almost unnoticed. A 62-year-old German teacher, assigned to a professional high school in Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, has not worked since 2009. The cause? Psychiatric disorders. Yet, throughout this period, her status as a civil servant allowed her to continue to receive her entire salary. According to the applicable salary scale, her gross monthly salary varied between 5,051 and 6,174 euros. A …
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