With the European country set to implement stricter requirements due to high absenteeism, what should we make of Australia’s comparatively low leave uptake?

Germany is clamping down on number of days workers take off for illness

As Germany moves to clamp down on what the government sees as too many people taking sick leave, how do sick leave pay and medical certificate rules compare across Europe?…

Germany’s “big bang” of economic reforms includes requiring workers to get a doctor’s note on the very first day of their illness, and get it in person.

Benefício atingiu novo recorde, com empregados se afastando, em média, quase 20 dias por ano

With the European country set to implement stricter requirements due to high absenteeism, what should we make of Australia’s comparatively low leave uptake?