Get well or get back to work? Why some European countries want sick staff to return while others leave them to recover
Maria del Mar Crespí Ferriol, Universitat de les Illes Balears When an employee is off work sick in Italy, they are paid a benefit that could be translated literally into English as “compensation for illness”. Similarly, if that person was working in Spain, their situation would be described as “temporary incapacity”. However, if they were