Health care

20.August 2025 Nemanja Rujevic

Again false stories about false sick days

Now e-sick leave should prevent lazy Serbian workers from taking "fake sick leave". Although the media, officials and employers complain about the "epidemic of fake sick leave", the truth is completely the opposite - in Serbia, people work the most and get sick the least

Workers and employers in Serbia

19.July 2025 MM

False sick days: How common are they and what causes them?

The issue of suspicious sick leave was raised again, but the union says that such cases are not that frequent. However, it happens that someone who is not actually sick takes a medical leave. The reasons are much deeper than "a break from work"

Workers and employers in Serbia

16.October 2024 Mila Jovanovic

Who skis and who breaks the law

There is talk again about the problem of fake sick leave, and claims are being made that around 40.000 workers are taking sick leave even though there is no need for it. Employers say that's why they even hire private detectives - to find out who's sick and who's pretending. How to evaluate which sick leaves are fake? And why it represents border crossing