Comparison of benefits for incapacity for work

Reason for release from workNumber of the reasonType of certificateReimbursement procedureDuration of payment for an insured event
Illness and domestic injury1Certificate for sick leaveThe employer pays the benefit from day 4 to day 8 of the illness. EHIF pays from day 9, the benefit rate is 70%.Up to 182 days (up to 240 days in case of tuberculosis)

Traffic injury

Complication/illness as a result of a traffic injury

4

 

18

Certificate for sick leaveThe employer pays the benefit from day 4 to day 8 of the illness. EHIF pays from day 9, the benefit rate is 70%.Up to 182 days
Quarantine10Certificate for sick leaveBased on the certificate issued due to quarantine, the employer pays the benefit from day 4 to day 8. EHIF pays from day 9, the benefit rate is 70%.Up to 7 days
Occupational diseases2Certificate for sick leaveEHIF pays the benefit from day 2, the benefit rate is 100%.Up to 182 days

Occupational injury

Occupational injury in traffic

Complication/illness as a result of an occupational injury

5

6

 

7

Certificate for sick leaveEHIF pays the benefit from day 2, the benefit rate is 100%.Up to 182 days
Injury received while preventing a criminal offence, protecting national or public interests8Certificate for sick leaveEHIF pays the benefit from day 2, the benefit rate is 100%.Up to 182 days
Transfer to easier work17Certificate for sick leave

EHIF compensates for the difference in wages caused by the transfer to an easier work, if the person's salary at the time of the transfer to an easier work is lower than his or her average income for the previous calendar year.

If a person is released from work due to lack of easier work, the benefit is paid from day 2 at the rate of 70%. The benefit can only be claimed during pregnancy until maternity leave.
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Until maternity leave
Illness or injury during pregnancy19Certificate for sick leaveEHIF pays the benefit from day 2, the benefit rate is 70%.Up to 182 days
Nursing a child under the age of 12 or a disabled insured person under the age of 19.14Certificate for care leave

EHIF pays the benefit from the first day of release, the benefit rate is 80%.

Please note! An insured person is entitled to a care benefit on the basis of a certificate for care leave for nursing a child under the age of 12 for up to 60 calendar days, if the illness is caused by a malignant tumor and the child's treatment begins in a hospital.

Up to 14 days
Nursing a sick family member who is ill at home12Certificate for care leaveEHIF pays the benefit from the first day of release, the benefit rate is 80%.Up to 7 days
Caring for a child of under 3 years of age or for a disabled child of under 16 years of age when the child’s mother is ill or is receiving obstetrical care13Certificate for care leaveEHIF pays the benefit from the first day of release, the benefit rate is 80%.Up to 10 days
Organ or haematopoietic stem cell donation20Certificate for sick leaveEHIF pays from day 1, the benefit rate is 100%.Up to 182 days 
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