'Unacceptable': How Tesla is battling against German workers' sick pay claims

'Unacceptable': How Tesla is battling against German workers' sick pay claims

At the Tesla Gigafactory in Brandenburg a dispute over sick pay is escalating with the company sending letters to sick employees demanding they take steps to prove their illnesses beyond what is required by German employment law.

In view of the increase in the number of employees absent for illness, Tesla has taken the decision to suspend the payment of their wages. The company, led by multibillionaire Elon Musk, regularly retroactively challenges the employees' medical certificates.

Those affected should also be urged to release their treating doctors from confidentiality

The IG-Metall-Bezirksleitung Berlin-Brandenburg-Sachsen informed on Friday about alarming conditions at Tesla in Grünheide.

The management of Tesla in Grünheide makes heavy accusations against IG Metall. It is intended to retain the wages of sick employees.

The German trade union IG Metall assures that the American vehicle manufacturer questions the medical certificates of employees of the factory located near Berlin.