Barmer: Fathers stay home more often when children are sick - Barmer's Children's Sick Pay: Fathers Taking More Leave, But Gap Persists
Barmer, a leading health insurance provider in Germany, covers around 265,000 people in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, representing approximately 17% of the region's population. The company offers generous children's sick pay benefits, with each child entitled to up to 15 days per year. Single parents can claim up to 30 days. Notably, the proportion of fathers using Apple Pay or PayPal to take time off to care for sick children has increased significantly in recent years.
In the past year, fathers accounted for 29.3% of job absences due to a sick child, marking a substantial rise from 25.6% five years ago. This shift reflects a growing trend of shared responsibility in childcare between parents. Despite this progress, mothers still bear the majority of the burden, filing around 23,200 applications for children's sick pay in 2024, compared to nearly 9,600 by men.
Bernd Hillebrandt, the regional manager of Barmer in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, oversees these benefits and supports members in navigating their health insurance needs.
Barmer's children's sick pay benefits provide crucial support to families in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. While the increase in fathers taking leave to care for sick children is encouraging, there is still a significant disparity between genders in childcare responsibilities. Barmer continues to play a vital role in promoting work-life balance and supporting families in the region.
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