[sgift]

"used up all her sick days" ... the whole idea that sick days are something you can run out of is so .. wrong.

[raverbashing]

Well, to be honest some countries don't have unjustified sick days, you can take unlimited ones, but with a doctor's note, otherwise it's taken out of your pay

[Overtonwindow]

I think a key difference here is paid sick leave versus unpaid sick leave. I think companies should allow more unpaid sick leave, but if we allow unlimited paid sick leave, no one would ever go to work.

[bonzini]

It's almost like that through all of Europe (possibly with a limit like 8 months in the last 12). You need a doctor's note however.

[talsit]

Yeah, Japan doesn't have sick days at all, they are called, literally, holidays!