Overview
- Tesla says the sick‑leave rate at its Grünheide factory is now about 5 percent, down from roughly 15 to 17 percent in 2024.
- The company credits an attendance bonus and expanded on‑site options like sports facilities and a gym for improving attendance.
- Reporting shows Tesla now reviews a small double‑digit number of continued‑wage cases each month once the six‑week statutory sick‑pay period ends.
- In some disputes the company asks workers to show whether an absence is a continuation of the same illness and to release doctors from confidentiality.
- IG Metall says Tesla questions medical certificates and withholds or threatens to stop sick pay in many cases, while labor lawyers describe a narrow legal gray area where employers must prove any denied claims.