Children's sick days: Which rule applies to working parents?. As of: April 4, 2024, 12:00 p.m By: Anne Hund CommentsPressSplit The offspring is lying flat, one parent has to call in sick.
In order to receive child sickness benefit, the child needs a sick note. The conditions for this include, among other things, that the child is under 12 years old, no other person in the household can take care of it and the parent and child do not have private health insurance.