Send the AU certificate by email?

The certificate of incapacity for work (AU)

• The certificate of incapacity for work serves as proof of the fact that an employee has as a result illness is not able to provide the service owed under the employment contract. The question often arises as to whether it is not sufficient to send this certificate to the employer by email. Unfortunately, this is not as unproblematic as one might assume at first glance, because the The certificate is not only used to prove the actual incapacity for work towards the Employer.
• The right to continued payment of wages in the event of illness also depends on the employee having fulfilled his obligation to inform the employer immediately. The employer must be informed of the expected duration of the incapacity for work immediately after becoming aware of the illness. The original certificate of incapacity for work must be submitted no later than the fourth day of the illness, although the employer can also request earlier evidence.
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The certificate can be presented upon return

• If the employer is accommodating, he will usually agree that the employee brings the certificate of incapacity to work after recovery.
• But be careful: as an employee, you are not entitled to such a concession! It is therefore imperative that you discuss the next steps with your employer and, if in doubt, ensure that the Certificate available to the employer immediately either by post or by a relative is provided.

Email instead of post?

• The same applies here: the employer decides. In many companies it is now common practice to submit the certificate of incapacity for work by email and then to present the original upon return.


Sick leave - you should pay attention to this

You can submit a sick leave to your employer - or if you are unemployed ...

• We recommend that you have the receipt of the e-mail briefly confirmed and, in any case, submit the original immediately after returning from the incapacity for work.
• However, a simple submission by e-mail is not sufficient, the certificate must always be submitted in the original.