Time off work (without pay) and childcare sickness benefit

If your child with statutory health insurance falls ill and no other person from the same household is available to provide the necessary care, as a mother or father with statutory health insurance you are entitled to unpaid leave of absence from your employer and to childcare allowance (§45 SGB V) from your health insurance fund. One of the prerequisites is that the child has not yet reached the age of 12.
You are entitled to 15 (30 for single parents) days of unpaid leave from work per calendar year for each child. If there are several children to be cared for, the maximum entitlement is 35 working days, for single parents 70 working days per calendar year.

If one parent has already used up the days to which they are entitled, they can have the other parent's days transferred to them. However, both employers must agree to this, as there is no legal entitlement to this.

If one spouse has private insurance and the other spouse has statutory insurance, the decisive factor is with which spouse the child is co-insured. If the child is privately insured, this does not fall within the scope of the SGB, as its provisions only apply to those with statutory insurance. This means that there is no entitlement to childcare sickness benefit, but there is an entitlement to unpaid leave of absence to the extent specified above if no other person in the household is available to care for the child and the child is under 12 years of age.

Employees covered by collective agreements receive a leave of absence with continued payment of remuneration in accordance with §29 TV-L for a period of four days if there is or has been no entitlement to childcare sick pay in accordance with §45 SGB V in the current calendar year and the need for care or supervision by the employee is certified by a medical certificate. This is the case, for example, if both parents and the child are privately insured.
In accordance with Section 11 (1) of the Special Leave Ordinance (SUrlV), civil servants can be granted leave with continued payment of remuneration for a period of four days for important personal reasons, such as the serious illness of a child if it is under 12 years of age or disabled and dependent on assistance, provided there are no official reasons to the contrary.
In these cases, leave of absence without pay for up to ten days is granted in addition to the four days (see above).

Note:
Short-term leave of absence without pay is also possible if official or operational circumstances permit (see Leave of absence and return to work).

Notification

Of course, in all cases where short-term care of a sick child is necessary, the supervisor must be informed and a medical certificate must be submitted confirming the need for care or care by the employee from the first day of the necessary care.

Contact persons at the University of Siegen

The person responsible for you in the Human Resources Department is responsible for processing sick notes and applications for time off work.

Dept. 4.2, responsible for civil servants, professors
Dept. 4.3, responsible for academic staff, assistants, lecturers
Dept. 4.4, responsible for technical and administrative staff and trainees

Legal texts

§Section 45 SGB V
Collective agreement for the public service of the federal states (TV-L)
Law on civil servants of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesbeamtengesetz - LBG NRW)