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So generally if u are sick u go to ur Hausarzt (U need to ask the doctor if he has space for new patients). U then get a Arbritaunfähigkeits meldung (sick notice from doctor), Either he writes u a time limit oh the sick notice or u need to visit the Doktor again to write ursef healthy again/or can write ourself healthy via the ÖGK website.
If u are sick for more than 6 weeks in the year, ÖGK will not cover ur pay anymore for the sick days, but u still can go to the doctor if u are feeing unwell and need to stay home. (6 weeks is plenty over the year).
The sick days will not be subtracted from ur 25 holidays.
Comment by TheKlyros at 10/03/2025 at 17:12 UTC
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Sorry, but there are a few things wrong here.
The employer pays for 6 weeks (or up to 12, depending on how long you have been employed).
After that, the employer pays half your salary for 4 weeks and you can also get half the sick pay from the health insurance company.
After that, you get full sick pay for 26 weeks (52 weeks, if you have more than 6 months insurance) in exceptional cases up to 78 weeks).
Comment by glacierre2 at 10/03/2025 at 17:09 UTC
14 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Furthermore, if you are sick during your holidays you can CLAIM those holiday days back since you did not enjoy them as holidays. I would personally not do it if I get a cold during my beach vacation, but if I break a leg and cannot go/have to cancel midway my planned holidays, definitely.
Comment by denegare at 10/03/2025 at 17:17 UTC
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This is wrong. You get as many sick days as you need to recover, but your employer is only mandated to pay 6-8 weeks of your salary in full, and then 4-6 weeks half of you salary. When your employer stops paying your full salary, the public health insurance will pay you „Krankengeld“(sickness pay), which is lower than your normal salary (50-60% of your regular pay). The sick days are counted for a full year of employment (not the calendar year). So if you break your leg, for example, are home sick for 10 weeks, and then later in the year you break your arm and are home sick for 6 weeks, the health insurance will pay you a part of your salary.