FehlzeitPilot
An AI copilot that helps German HR teams handle the country's crackdown on sick leave — auto-files electronic sick notes (eAU), flags repeat-absence patterns that suggest burnout, auto-generates BEM (return-to-work) plans for long-term cases, and keeps a live policy radar on federal rules like the 2027 in-person doctor-visit requirement.
HR managers and people-ops leads at German mid-sized companies
- eAU inbox that auto-files certificates and surfaces compliance gaps before payroll runs
- Team-level absence heatmap with burnout-risk flags for back pain and mental-health clusters
- One-click BEM (Betriebliches Eingliederungsmanagement) plan generator per long-term case
- Policy update radar that translates each new federal sick-pay memo into HR-process changes
Chancellor Merz's 2027 reform ending phone-issued sick notes, combined with a record 19.5 average sick days per worker, is forcing German HR teams to overhaul absence processes within months.
Confirmed structural rise (AOK: 17.7 avg sick days 2024, up from 14.1 pre-COVID) and burnout cases +46% (4.2/1,000 employees); phone sick-note abolition and day-one doctor's certificate requirement announced by Chancellor Merz reported across multiple outlets.Record-High Sick Leave in Germany Signals Structural Change for Employers ↗Germany Tightens Sick-Leave Rules, Scraps Phone Certificates ↗
Direct, named competitors already ship the exact feature set: anymize offers 'eAU-Triage mit BEM-Trigger KI' (§167 SGB IX, GDPR-Art.9-safe), HRlab fully automates eAU retrieval free, TimeTrack does digital sick notes, and Medisoft sells QuickBEM — the core wedge is already crowded.Krankmeldung & eAU-Triage mit BEM-Trigger KI - anymize ↗Krankmeldungen erfassen und verwalten mit HRlab ↗QuickBEM: Medisoft GmbH ↗
German mid-market HR SaaS (Personio, Kenjo, HRlab, Sage HR) has established per-employee/month pricing and clear willingness to pay; however anymize is already positioning a comparable AI pitch at HR, forcing either price compression or a narrower niche.Die beste HR-Software im Vergleich: Lösungen für jedes Unternehmen ↗eAU verarbeiten BEM-Trigger § 167 SGB IX KI - anymize ↗
Drivers are regulatory (phone-sick-note end, day-one certificate, upcoming in-person rule) and structural (burnout rising, aging workforce) rather than hype-driven; eAU processing has been mandatory since 1 Jan 2023, ensuring multi-year tailwind.AOK Reports Persistent Rise in Sick Leave Across Germany ↗Germany Tightens Sick-Leave Rules, Scraps Phone Certificates ↗
Building is non-trivial: eAU retrieval requires Krankenkassen certification (HRlab explicitly markets 'durch Krankenkassen zertifiziert'), and any AI layer must pseudonymize ICD-10 codes and keep health data out of prompts (Art. 9 DSGVO) — anymize highlights exactly these guardrails, signaling meaningful engineering and compliance work.Krankmeldungen erfassen und verwalten mit HRlab ↗eAU verarbeiten BEM-Trigger § 167 SGB IX KI - anymize ↗