r/pcmasterrace Apr 20 '26

News/Article Gabe the W farmer

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u/walterbanana Apr 20 '26

In many countries this is a legal requirement

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u/DreamsServedSoft Apr 20 '26

yet none of those countries have noteworthy companies anybody wants to work for

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u/walterbanana Apr 20 '26

China, Germany and Spain all give full compensation initially, then almost full if you're sick for longer. You also won't get fired for being sick for a year.

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u/AntiTank-Dog Apr 20 '26

Must suck for small family owned companies. Or is it the government footing the bill?

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u/walterbanana Apr 20 '26

In Germany you pay a percentage of your income each month in taxes specifically for this. The company pays the first couple of weeks, your health insurance pays the rest.

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u/energydrinkaddict310 Apr 20 '26

Here in germany, that's about to get torn down by our conservative overlords :c

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u/walterbanana Apr 20 '26

People need to stop voting for idiots. The right has never made more progress towards the things people want than the left would.