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Of course sick leave has increased in Germany, but the main reason is reporting. Since 2022 in Germany there is a new electronic sick note and doctors report every certificate directly to insurers. Before that short illnesses very often went uncounted.

I find it quite concerning and clickbaity that this reason is also included but comes relative late in the article:

One major reason for the rise in sick leave is better reporting, IGES wrote in its report published in January.