{"id":569738,"date":"2026-07-05T08:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T08:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/569738\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T08:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T08:21:11","slug":"exceptionally-aggressive-germanys-new-sick-leave-laws-wouldnt-work-here-say-businesses-the-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/569738\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Exceptionally aggressive&#039;: Germany&#039;s new sick leave laws wouldn&#039;t work here, say businesses &#8211; The Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxNWjg3VkVzenFXeTVtTF9jRVVCbnBFVmwwMTJNS1VkM3hIM00zSTZjZGY1MWdIODh4bkZwTW9jNU04VEZNMWkzb2RpNmRLMkFKS3NmekVZSkNTSkpqcDhQWTh2NFh4ZzhiR2ctTDlGaTUyaFVkQW1BOGJqYmtIS28wZjdkMzdRdGlhSkVlX3NLQmh0UXcxTF9RdkNyeDZzNHBzOTBYSl9uVDI?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;Exceptionally aggressive&#8217;: Germany&#8217;s new sick leave 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