If you are sick and cannot work, you must go to the doctor and get a sick note. You will then receive a certificate of incapacity to work stating how long you cannot work. You get three copies: One for your health insurance, one for your employer and one for yourself. It is written on the certificate of incapacity to work for whom the copy is intended. You must send the copies to your health insurance company and your employer as soon as possible. Sometimes this can be done digitally if you have a scanner. In any case, you must let your employer know immediately if you cannot come to work. In some cases, employers do not want to have a certificate of incapacity to work until the third day of absence. See if there is anything about this in your employment contract. Even if you are on sick leave, you will still receive your salary from your employer (continued salary payment). Only after six weeks of illness will you receive the money from your health insurance company (continued payment).         <\\/p>\