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> Would people getting angered by this policy be angered by a rephrased policy that allows transferring sick days between workers?

Germany requires what amounts to unlimited sick time (with variations on pay details), so there is nothing to transfer. This is just punishing people for their teammates getting sick. (So it encourages people coming in sick, but avoiding teammates. But maybe still taking meetings with other teams, since getting members of other teams sick doesn't hurt your bonus, and if it's splitting a limited pool among teams may even help it.)

Sick days don't exist in Germany. If you're sick, you stay home for as long as necessary.

How does that work? I'm sick, but I come in and my colleague stays at home?

Some companies let you give your sick days or personal days to your co-workers. Say if you have 10 days for the entire year but you don't really get sick, the days don't carry over, and you want to help out Alice (friend/coworker). You'd be able to transfer your sick/personal days to her that you would otherwise not be able to use.