US EditionDisease Arrest: Government Proposes to Extend Waiting Period to Seven Days
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In the search for full savings, the government is considering extending the waiting period from three to seven days in the event of a cessation of illness, a measure which would have an impact on the employees' portfolio as well as on business accounts.
How to reduce the bill for sick leave and its number? It reached EUR 17 billion last year, which is 40% more than in 2019. Among the measures envisaged: double the number of waiting days. In this case, it would be up to companies and insurance companies to maintain the wage until the seventh day of arrest, a measure that is debated. Note that today, sickness insurance compensates private employees at the end of the fourth day. (Professional life…
In order to reduce the deficit in sickness insurance, the Ministry of Labour met for the first time with employers' organizations on Monday, 21 July. Among the points raised were to involve social security later in the compensation of sick leave.
How can sick leave be reduced in the long term? It can be doubted that a waiting day is the solution. Instead, companies should rely on preventive health management. What is important for this and how AI can help. read more on t3n.de
The government plans to extend the waiting period for sickness insurance to seven days to compensate for sick leave.
On 15 July 2025, in the National Assembly and then in an official speech, François Bayrou detailed a new plan for the recovery of public finances. In this context, the government revealed that it was contemplating a profound overhaul of the system of sickness cessation. The announced objective: to contain the continuous increase in health expenditure. But behind this accounting justification, the text hides a radical shift in responsibility. And…
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