Article in German, I’ve translated the relevant part:
According to a recent report, numerous employees received letters requesting them to disclose their diagnoses and release their respective doctors from their duty of confidentiality. […] According to [news outlet] “Handelsblatt”, the letters to employees are entitled “Doubts about the submitted certificates of inability to work”. Tesla is reportedly questioning the validity of the sick notes and refusing to continue to pay wages in the event of illness. In the letters, the company also threatens to reclaim payments already made.
The pressure on employees is apparently enormous. According to the report, anyone who wants to continue receiving their salary should disclose personal health data. The trade union IG Metall sharply criticizes the move.
original quote in German
Laut einem aktuellen Bericht erhielten zahlreiche Beschäftigte Schreiben mit der Aufforderung, ihre Diagnosen offenzulegen und ihre behandelnden Ärzt:innen von der Schweigepflicht zu entbinden. […]
Laut “Handelsblatt” tragen die Briefe an die Beschäftigten den Betreff “Zweifel an den eingereichten Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigungen”. Tesla stellt demnach die Gültigkeit der Krankschreibungen infrage und verweigert die Entgeltfortzahlung im Krankheitsfall. In den Schreiben droht das Unternehmen außerdem an, bereits geleistete Zahlungen zurückzufordern.
Der Druck auf die Mitarbeitenden ist offenbar enorm. Wer weiter sein Gehalt beziehen will, soll laut dem Bericht persönliche Gesundheitsdaten offenlegen. Die Gewerkschaft IG Metall kritisiert das Vorgehen scharf.
So… Boycott not only US mdse but their companies too.
Shit, man… I agree and I’m in a bit of a pickle now, recently i applied for a job at US company, I’m probably the best fit for the position they could wish to find and my contacts on the inside say that management was super excited to see my application since they were trying to fill that position for 9 months without success. I have a moral dillema now. I’m torn between demanding ridiculously large salary to either get rejected or to milk them as much as possible before US - EU relations deteriorate to a level of sanctioning each other, other option is to just state my concerns about them being US based and reject them outright.
Option 3 (High risk): Take as much as you can, deliberately sabotage things on your way out as relations deteriorate.
But moral dilemmas have a good side too: they indicate that you have some morals. I hope you’ll find a job that would be just nice without dealing with your morals.
I don’t really need this job. I’m quite comfortable where I’m now. It’s just the possibility of 20-50% salary increase that I’m weighing on the scale.