"In our analyses of attendance at work, some phenomena have become obvious: on Fridays and late shifts, about 5% more employees take sick leave than on other weekdays. That is not an indicator of bad working conditions because the working conditions are the same on all working days and across all shifts. It suggests that the German social system is being exploited to some extent," Thierig said.
"Employees from almost all areas of the factory have reported an extremely high workload. When there are staff shortages, the ill workers are put under pressure, and those who remain healthy are overburdened with additional work. If the factory's overseers really want to reduce the level of sickness, they should break this vicious circle," said Dirk Schulze, a regional director for IG Metall.
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