Sick leave · Evidence · Next steps

A sick-leave certificate raises doubts.
What can you actually prove?

The case feels urgent. The evidence is still incomplete.

Different professionals face the same challenge: scattered facts, competing explanations and a decision that cannot rest on suspicion. ARAM helps you see what matters, what is missing and what to ask next.

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HBG CasesHBG Cases

Fictional demonstration · No identifiable employee health data · Legal judgment stays with professionals

One AU case. Different responsibilities.Employer-side
HR
“Do we need to escalate?”Identify the issue without assuming wrongdoing.
Employee Relations
“Are we being consistent?”Bring the chronology and counter-facts together.
In-house Counsel
“What is legally relevant?”See the facts, gaps and limits of the evidence.
START WITH A BETTER QUESTIONWhat would you establish before giving an answer?
Start with your responsibility

Five responsibilities. Which AU problem is yours?

Choose the situation you recognise. See what information you need — before we explain the software.

HR

A manager asks whether to challenge a sick note. You have an AU, a few emails and no coherent timeline.

Outcome: Know what to document and whether legal escalation is appropriate.

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Employee Relations

Similar sickness-absence disputes reach different teams. The facts and handling differ from case to case.

Outcome: Build a consistent, traceable record that considers both sides.

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In-house Employer Counsel

You are asked for a legal answer before HR has provided the decisive dates, documents or counter-facts.

Outcome: Receive a case file ready for legal assessment, with gaps made explicit.

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Employer Association Counsel

Different member companies ask the same AU question, but every enquiry arrives with different information.

Outcome: Use one consistent first-pass intake for member enquiries.

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External Employment Counsel

A client calls the AU suspicious, but the actual chronology must be reconstructed through follow-up requests.

Outcome: Turn incomplete instructions into a fact-based matter for legal judgment.

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A case you may recognise

Monday: resignation. Tuesday: sick leave. What matters?

The AU covers the remaining notice period. HR wants a decision. Before reaching a conclusion, which facts would you need to establish?

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Start with the questions
  1. Who terminated the employment — and when?
  2. When did the employee know the employment would end?
  3. When did the certified incapacity begin and end?
  4. What further facts support concern — and what points the other way?
  5. What remains unproven or requires professional review?
The example illustrates fact-finding, not a finding that an employee was not genuinely unable to work.
See the reasoning in one case

What does a review-ready AU assessment actually show?

One benchmark case shows the full path from facts to legal consequence.

BAG 5 AZR 149/21

Exact timing between resignation and AU

The AU began on the same day as the resignation and covered the complete remaining employment period.

CASE FACTResignation + AU on the same day
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PATTERNExact notice-period coincidence
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LEGAL TESTSerious doubt in the Gesamtbetrachtung
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RESULTUNDERMINEDAU alone no longer sufficient
What this demonstrates: the tool does not label the employee “healthy” or “dishonest.” It explains why the certificate lost evidentiary force and what proof question follows.
Benchmark decisions

Which AU situation has a court already considered?

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Start with the facts

Have an AU question? See the evidence workflow before making a decision.

Explore a fictional example, see how relevant evidence and counter-indicators are organised, and decide whether the workflow could help your team.

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Hermeneutic Boundary Guard · Fall 5 und 6Hermeneutic Boundary Guard · Cases 5 and 6

Was kann ARAM automatisch prüfen – und wo endet die Automatik?What can ARAM verify mechanically – and where does automation stop?

Die Software kann überprüfbare Fakten vorbereiten. Erst ein einziger finaler HBG-Prüfpunkt entscheidet, ob der gesamte definierte Fall automatisch autorisiert werden darf. Ein erfolgreiches Datums- oder Dokumentenmatching ist noch keine rechtliche Gesamtentscheidung.The software can prepare verifiable facts. One final HBG checkpoint decides whether the complete defined case can be automatically authorized. A successful date or document match is not a complete legal decision.

Fall / Case 05 · LAG Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · 5 Sa 1/23

Zehnstündige Zugreise während AUTen-hour train trip during sick leave

Mechanisch:Mechanical: Eine nachgewiesene Reise am 14. Februar liegt im AU-Zeitraum 9.–21. Februar 2022.A verified journey on 14 February overlaps the certified AU period of 9–21 February 2022.

Interpretationsgrenze:Interpretive boundary: Aus der Reise folgt nicht automatisch Arbeitsfähigkeit als Chefarzt. Pflichten, medizinische Einschränkungen und Genesung müssen eigenständig bewertet werden.Travel does not automatically establish capacity to perform chief-physician duties. Actual duties, medical limitations and recovery needs require separate assessment.

MANUAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
Fall / Case 06 · LAG Hamm · 14 SLa 145/25

Online-AU und ärztlicher KontaktOnline certificate and physician contact

Mechanisch:Mechanical: AU, Fragebogen und Anbieterprotokolle prüfen; fehlendes Kontaktprotokoll bedeutet UNKNOWN, nicht nachgewiesen fehlender Kontakt.Check certificate, questionnaire and provider logs; missing contact records mean UNKNOWN, not verified absence of contact.

Interpretationsgrenze:Interpretive boundary: Ein Fehler im Ausstellungsverfahren beweist weder Gesundheit noch Täuschung noch eine rechtmäßige Kündigung.A defective certification process does not prove fitness for work, deception or lawful dismissal.

MANUAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED

AUTO_ALLOWED ist nur hypothetisch möglich, wenn alle wesentlichen Tatsachen geklärt sind und eine getestete, juristisch freigegebene deterministische Regel den gesamten Fall einschließlich Ausnahmen und Beweislast eindeutig abdeckt. Für Fall 5 und 6 ist diese Freigabe nicht nachgewiesen.AUTO_ALLOWED is hypothetically possible only when every material fact is resolved and a tested, counsel-approved deterministic contract covers the entire case, including exceptions and evidentiary burdens. Such authorization is not established for Cases 5 or 6.

Method

An AU dispute arrives as emails and impressions. How do you turn it into a case that can actually be assessed?

Collect the chronology, test both sides of the evidence, locate gaps and see where professional legal judgment is necessary.

1

Capture facts

Record AU periods, documents, termination events, work events, evidence and party positions.

2

Identify legal patterns

Compare the matter against benchmark-derived temporal, medical, conduct and capacity patterns.

3

Check counter-indicators

Record facts that weaken or neutralize the challenge rather than searching only for suspicious facts.

4

Gesamtbetrachtung

Consider the overall factual constellation rather than applying a one-fact automatic rule.

5

Determine evidentiary state

HIGH, UNDERMINED, MIXED BY PERIOD, or OPEN — with plain-language explanation and source traceability.

6

Identify next action

Translate the legal result into a role-specific employment-law workflow step.

CASE GRAPHWhat happened?
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STANDARD GRAPHWhat rules apply?
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ASSESSMENT GRAPHWhat does it mean?
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KNOWLEDGE GRAPHWhat becomes reusable and traceable?
ARAM AU Knowledge Graph

See why the assessment reaches its result.

The Knowledge Graph turns an assessed case into a clear legal reasoning map. It connects facts, legal standards, authorities, evidentiary state and the limits of what may be concluded.

18benchmark decisions BAG + LAGauthority levels preserved EN / DEcontrolled legal terminology
ARAM AU Knowledge Graph
Central legal questionAU Evidentiary ValueCurrent assessment + reusable legal meaning
Designed for professional use:HR sees the operational meaning. Legal users can open the same graph with deeper authority, burden and scope detail. The underlying legal result stays identical.
One case, explained end-to-end

BAG 5 AZR 149/21

UNDERMINED
CASE FACTAU covers the exact remaining employment period
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CHALLENGE PATTERNExact temporal alignment
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LEGAL RULEConcrete circumstances may create serious doubt
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AUTHORITYBAG 5 AZR 149/21
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ASSESSMENTSerious doubt threshold met
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STATEUNDERMINED
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NEXT CONSEQUENCEIndependent proof must be assessed
Inference boundary: UNDERMINED does not establish that the AU was false, that fraud occurred, that the employee was healthy, or that dismissal was justified.
18 BAG-/LAG-Entscheidungen · Praktische Beweisfragen

Welcher Sachverhalt beschäftigt Sie?

Starten Sie mit Ihrer Frage zur Krankschreibung — nicht mit einer Aktennummer. Entdecken Sie relevante Entscheidungen, wichtige Tatsachen und den Weg zur strukturierten Prüfung.

Alle 18 Entscheidungen durchsuchen oder oben Ihren Sachverhalt auswählen.
Five user journeys

Your responsibility changes the question. Your AU evidence still needs to add up.

Each role is asked only for decisions that belong to that role. The legal engine remains consistent underneath.

Five real-world AU workflows, five different results

HR

A manager asks whether to challenge a sick note. You have an AU, a few emails and no coherent timeline.

What you need: Know what to document and whether legal escalation is appropriate.

Find related AU situations →

Employee Relations

Similar sickness-absence disputes reach different teams. The facts and handling differ from case to case.

What you need: Build a consistent, traceable record that considers both sides.

Find related AU situations →

In-house Employer Counsel

You are asked for a legal answer before HR has provided the decisive dates, documents or counter-facts.

What you need: Receive a case file ready for legal assessment, with gaps made explicit.

Find related AU situations →

Employer Association Counsel

Different member companies ask the same AU question, but every enquiry arrives with different information.

What you need: Use one consistent first-pass intake for member enquiries.

Find related AU situations →

External Employment Counsel

A client calls the AU suspicious, but the actual chronology must be reconstructed through follow-up requests.

What you need: Turn incomplete instructions into a fact-based matter for legal judgment.

Find related AU situations →
Legal sources · 18 benchmark decisions

Which judgment addresses your AU problem — and what does it actually establish?

All 18 benchmark records are shown with court level, topic, evidentiary status and source links. Some records require further judicial-source review.

BENCHMARK CORPUS18 decisions · 6 BAG / 12 LAG

This is a research and demonstration corpus, not a certification of all 18 judgments. The source layer preserves authority hierarchy and research status. A LAG application is never presented as a BAG-level general rule.

About ARAM

When everyone has an opinion about an AU, who has the facts?

ARAM AU Evidentiary Analysis connects case facts, curated legal rules, German court authorities and role-specific workflows without hiding the reasoning path.

LEGAL FOUNDATION18 benchmark decisions

The product is grounded in the complete 18-case benchmark corpus used across the website, Legal Sources and Case Portal.

Built for professional review

The product separates facts from allegations, distinguishes BAG authority from LAG application, preserves open questions, and keeps evidentiary analysis separate from misconduct or fraud conclusions.

One engine, five professional views

HR, Labor Relations, In-House Employment Counsel, Employer Association Counsel and External Employment Counsel work from the same facts and legal model. Wording and workflow depth adapt to the role; the underlying legal result does not.

Local processing model

Case data entered in the browser-based version is stored locally unless the user exports it. No case database or account is required.

Professional pilot

Bring a fictional AU problem. Leave knowing whether this workflow fits your team.

Use a fictional or effectively anonymous case to evaluate what ARAM clarifies, what remains unresolved and whether the workflow fits your team. This demonstration does not collect pilot applications online.

Professional pilot / practitioner feedback

Use fictional or effectively anonymous input for your own demonstration matter. The 18 benchmark decisions are real court judgments. Review the decisions, evaluate the workflow with your professional team, and document usability and legal-quality feedback.

Contact pathway: Enquire about professional pilot participation by email at mano@aramalgorithm.ai. Do not include identifiable employee or medical records in your message.

What happens in a professional evaluation?

1. Choose a fictional or effectively anonymised AU scenario — no identifiable health data in the public demonstration.

2. Review the chronology, relevant questions, counter-indicators and missing evidence.

3. Compare the result with your existing workflow and identify what still requires professional judgment.

Legal notice · Impressum

ARAM AU — Website provider information

Operator information for the independently presented ARAM AU Evidentiary Analysis website. Separate website · Shared operator.

Privacy · Datenschutz

Privacy information for ARAM AU

Data protection information for this Netlify-hosted AU demonstration.

Data processing · Datenverarbeitung

Local-first AU demonstration

Understand case-data entry, local retention, exports and the boundaries of this public demonstration.

Governance & Trust

Traceable legal reasoning. Human responsibility.

AU-specific decision-support boundaries, authority provenance and review discipline.

Assessment workspace

Case Overview

Saved locally
Hinweis zur Demoversion: Bitte nur fiktive oder wirksam anonymisierte Falldaten eingeben. Eingaben werden im Browser gespeichert; JSON-Exporte können Ihre Angaben enthalten. Keine personenbezogenen Gesundheitsdaten eingeben.
Hinweise zu rechtlichen PrüfgrenzenAbout legal assessment limits
HBG im gesamten Prüfablauf: Erst Sachverhalt, Rechtsgrundlagen und Gesamtwürdigung erfassen; vor der vollständigen Fallentscheidung folgt genau ein HBG-Prüfpunkt. HBG-Falldurchläufe sind derzeit nur für Referenzfall 5 und 6 dokumentiert.HBG throughout the workflow: Record case facts, authorities and holistic assessment first; one HBG checkpoint comes before the complete case conclusion. Illustrative HBG case walkthroughs are currently documented only for benchmark cases 5 and 6.