If the child is sick, the parents can stay at home: Because of the corona pandemic, those affected will now have more sick days to care for their children in 2020.
Because of the corona crisis, legally insured persons have
more
sick
days available
to care for their children *
this year
.
For example,
child sickness
benefits are to
be granted
for parents couples for
five additional days
and for
single parents
for
an additional ten days
, as the leaders of the grand coalition had decided in a report by the German press agency (as of August 26, 2020).
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Because of the corona crisis: Parents get more childhood illness days
"In view of the corona pandemic, the existing entitlement may not be sufficient in some cases," according to the dpa in the decision. According
to
the report, parents are
generally
entitled to
ten free working days per year
to care for a sick child
. For
single parents it is up to to 20 days
. This applies to all children under the age of twelve.
In addition, people who have to care for relatives or reorganize care because of the corona pandemic could be absent from work for up to 20 working days in 2020, the report said.
And the care support allowance can also be used for up to 20 working days - if care was provided at home due to corona-related supply bottlenecks.
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Doctors: The number of days spent in childhood should be increased
The professional association of paediatricians (BVKJ) praises the decision - but does not consider it sufficient.
From the point of view of paediatricians, the number of children's illness days for employees should be increased significantly if children with infections of the upper respiratory tract have to be cared for at home, according to an article published by Ärzteblatt (as of August 26, 2020).
(ahu) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.
Sources: dpa, aerzteblatt.de
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