As an employee of the PTB, you are required to inform your line manager immediately if you fall ill and are unable to work.
You should notify your department of your sick leave – stating the expected duration of your incapacity for work – by 9.00 am at the latest. If you are unable to inform your line manager in person, this may also be done by someone you have authorised.
In the event of an absence due to illness lasting more than three calendar days (for staff covered by collective agreements) or more than three working days (for civil servants), a medical certificate must be submitted. Civil servants must submit their medical certificate of incapacity for work in paper form to the time recording department. For those with statutory health insurance, the time recording department will request an electronic certificate of incapacity for work from the health insurance provider. For this, we require the following information from you: the duration of the doctor’s certificate of incapacity for work, whether it is an initial or follow-up certificate, and whether the absence is due to an accident at work or a commuting accident. Your certificate of incapacity for work can only be retrieved with this information – the transfer is not automated.
If your sick leave is extended, the time recording system also requires information regarding the revised period of absence.
If you fail to report for duty for more than three days without a doctor’s certificate of incapacity for work, you are in breach of your employment obligations. This may result in the loss of pay or further disciplinary action (e.g. dismissal).
The return-to-work notification is processed automatically via the ‘arrival’ entry at the stationary time recording terminals or via the entry for home office or telework.