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The Act on the Amendment of the Act on the Amendment of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Other Acts and the Act on the Amendment of the Employment Contract Act and the Act on the Amendment of Other Acts Related thereto

avaldatud riigiteatajasEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

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29 September 2021

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The bill provides for continuing until the end of 2022 the payment of sickness benefit from the second day of illness by the employer to the fifth day of illness and by the Estonian Health Insurance Fund from the sixth day of illness. Thus, the currently valid system will continue until the end of 2022, according to which the first sick day is the employee's deductible, the employers' responsibility for paying sickness benefits is the second to fifth days, and the Estonian Health Insurance Fund's responsibility for paying sickness benefits occurs from the sixth day of illness. The explanatory letter states that earlier compensation for sick days allows people to stay at home even when the first symptoms of illness appear, without them losing significantly in their income. The implementation of the proposed changes will result in an additional cost of 19 million euros in 2022, of which 12.4 million euros will be covered from the state budget and the remaining costs will be covered by the Estonian Health Insurance Fund's own funds. The law is scheduled to be in effect for a period of time from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

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