It is. The employer may, if they think the employee is lying, take their case to the Krankenkasse, the health insurance provider. They may not stalk their employee.

Two senior directors are going around to people’s homes and verifying they are ill? Who exactly is this situation is wasting the most money for Tesla. A hint - it isn’t the line worker.

If your company feels like people are abusing sick days and PTO, simply by using them, then don’t offer those. Yes, you will have a more “productive” workforce, but you will be getting the bottom of the barrel candidates.

It should be made illegal everywhere. If you don’t trust an employee to behave like an adult, find a legal way to get rid of them. 

Sounds like you want everyone to be like you. From what you’ve described of yourself, I’m not sure why anyone would actually want to.

People get so many sick days a year.  Who cares if they’re actually sick or not?  What difference does it make?

I use my sick hours when I want, sick or not. If you don’t want your employees to use sick days, then you shouldn’t let them have it at all. Then watch your staff move on to other companies that respect employees more than you.

Elon is a proven anti-Semite.

That would be highly illegal here in Denmark. I can’t imagine this not being illegal in Germany either.

I agree with your greater point that employees should conduct themselves with professionalism and conscientiousness. But my point is this manager is ignoring a pretty big logical flaw when they claim temp workers’ 2% rate indicates that others are abusing the system.

in the last 12 years I have called out from sick 1 time

I know we have our problems and total lack of labor protections here in the US, but this seems like it would be pretty illegal over here right? Does Germany/Europe not have their own version of HIPAA? I know an employer can require a Dr’s note, but home visits seem pretty outrageous.

You’re confused as to the target of your rage. YOUR EMPLOYER determined the appropriate amount of days and you seem to be upset someone uses those very days.

You’re the manager.  Sounds like its time for a performance improvement plan.

Very 1930s of Leons German branch

If my employer ever showed up to my home uninvited two things would happen.  I’d start looking for a new job immediately and I’d hire an attorney and sue the shit heads for emotional trauma and stress. 

Sorry I can’t answer the door, I’m sick. Also FU

If my employer showed up at my door checking if I was actually sick I’d THIS IS SPARTA them off my porch.

Did Elon propose calling Thierig and Demmler the Sick Squad, or SS for short?

This strikes me as something very, very illegal in Germany?