Sjuk medarbetare dag 1–90
The information for employers found below covers sick pay, sickness benefit during the first 90 days, and alternatives to sick leave.
Day 1
The employee reports their sickness to you, the employer. The first day is a waiting period. You do not pay any sick pay during this period. The employee will not receive any benefit from Försäkringskassan either.
The employee shall:
- Report their sickness to you (the employer).
Days 2–14
As employer, you assess the employee’s right to sick pay. You do this by assessing whether the employee’s sickness makes them unable to work. The time period you pay sick pay (days 2–14) is called the sick pay period, is counted in calendar days, and is subject to the provisions of the Sick Pay Act.
Sick Pay Act (riksdagen.se) opens in a new window
The employer shall:
- Assess the employee’s work capacity.
- Pay the employee sick pay if they are entitled to this.
The employee shall:
- Submit a doctor’s certificate to you (the employer) on day 8.
Additional measures you can offer as an employer
Day 15
If the employee is still on sick leave after 14 days, you no longer need to pay sick pay. The employee instead applies for sickness benefit from Försäkringskassan beginning from day 15. As the employer, you are obliged to report to Försäkringskassan if the employee is still sick after the end of the sick pay period. It is important that you report it as soon as possible so Försäkringskassan can begin to process the employee’s case.
The employer shall:
- Report the employee’s sickness to Försäkringskassan (by no earlier than day 15 and no later than day 21)
Anmäl sjukfrånvaro (inloggning)
The employee shall:
- Apply for sickness benefit.
Days 16–90
When they employee applies for sickness benefit, they must provide information about their income. In some cases, we need to request information about income from you (the employer). If so, you report the employee’s income. It is important that you do this as soon as possible so that the disbursement of sickness benefit is not delayed for the employee.
If Försäkringskassan requests an employer statement from the employee, you must write one.
Report the employee’s income (link to Employer service)
The employer shall:
- Report the employee’s sickness to Försäkringskassan if this was not done previously (see Day 15).
- Report the employee’s income if Försäkringskassan requests income information.
- Maintain contact with the employee.
- Adapt the work situation as much as possible to enable the employee to work, for example by adapting work tasks, working hour or the workplace.
- Investigate if there is other suitable work in your operations that the employee can temporarily do.
- Write an employer statement if Försäkringskassan requests one from the employee.
- Participate in a reconciliation meeting if Försäkringskassan convenes one.
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The employee shall:
- Apply for sickness benefit from Försäkringskassan.
- Send the doctor’s certificate to Försäkringskassan.
- Participate in planning and measures that enable them to return to work as soon as possible.
- Send an employer statement to Försäkringskassan if requested.
Försäkringskassan shall:
- Assess the work capacity.
- Pay the employee sickness benefit if they are entitled to this.
- Identify and, if necessary, coordinate the different measures the employee needs to be able to return to work.
- If necessary, request that the employee submit and employer statement.
- Convene a reconciliation meeting if necessary.
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