No continued payment of wages in the event of illness after resignation?
Employees who hand in their notice of termination and remain on sick leave until the end of the notice period are at risk of being lawfully denied continued payment of wages. This was recently decided by the Federal Labor Court (decision V. 08.09.2021, 5 AZR 149/21). In this article, we have briefly summarized for you what exactly happened and what circumstances can undermine the evidential value of a certificate of incapacity for work.
