Germany teacher was 16 years old on sickness leave and received a full salary all the time without her employers notice. Although the state revealed a mistake over time, it cannot judge whether the woman was deceiving her health. It is possible that the teacher will not have to return the money.
- The German teacher was 16 years on sickness leave.
- She received a full salary without noticing it.
- The error revealed an internal audit in the high school she worked in.
An unnamed German, who taught biology and geography at a high school in Wesel, left for a three-month PN in August 2009. She explained that she was troubled by a chronic disease that negatively affected her mental health. Although he had a woman after three months to investigate a doctor, the examination never happened. Subsequently, she managed to receive an annual salary of EUR 55,000 for 16 years. The error revealed up to the internal audit that took place in 2024.
The school head, who took over the post in 2015, actually never met the teacher and did not know at all that she was still employed. Despite the fact that the state has now ordered a woman to undergo a medical examination, she refused. Instead, she decided to sue her leadership for allowing her to ask her to proof of her health. However, the court did not comply with her petition and, although she appealed, did not succeed. This means that he will have to undergo a medical examination.
Dorothee Feller, Minister of Education of the German Federal State North Rhine-Westphalia, also commented on the unusual situation. “I have a lot of questions because I have never met such a case,” she explained, saying After so many years it will be difficult to ask the teacher the money she has received during her incapacity for work. “It will be difficult to prove that she was lying about her health,” she added.
