Originally Posted by
flyTheBigFatLady
you don’t know what your talking!
i Europe any doctor can give u sick note and a company has to accept it. It’s even against the law to challenge 3 days of self certification as in most countries a doctors note is only required for being sick for more than 3 days
it is also mandatory by law to have an insurance.
EK is not an and does not have an insurance - they are paying your bill- therefore they take the right that your sick days are certified by an EK doctor, as well as they take the right to diceide what’s in your best interest, which medical treatment is the best for you, as all of them have to be certified by medical benefits- otherwise you pay yourself
in Europe a mandatory insurance does cover almost everything what is required to make you healthy, including cancer therapy. Because it is by law required insurance.
so there is a big time difference in eu or me
sorry, have you ever heard about self employed pilots in EU? Did you know many of them do not even register for social insurance in order to have some money to survive with such a low salary?