As of 31 March. The Swedish Government has put forward the proposal to the Parliament. The vote is expected to take place on 2 April, 2020. The law will then be retroactively enforced from 13 March. Please note that this sections is being continuously updated as we receive more information.

Overview

Several initiatives to the state health policies to reduce the spread of the disease and put less pressure on the healthcare system as follows:

1. The qualifying day will be discontinued in that the central government will pay sickness benefit for the first day of sickness
2. The government will assume the responsibility for sick leave pay
3. Less important: the appropriation for the disease carrier allowance will be increased

Qualifying day

• The qualifying day is discontinued
• This means that people will get paid sick leave from day 1 that they are at home
• This will be paid for by the the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Sw. Försäkringskassan), not the employer
• The company does not have to do anything, the employer applies for the reimbursement from Försäkringskassan themselves
• From 11 March to 31 May 2020
• All employees in Sweden in any company are eligible for this

Sick leave pay

• The Swedish state will assume all costs for all sick leave pay during a period of two months: 1 April to 31 May 2020
• Sick leave pay is the pay for during the first 14 days of sick leave
• This is typically paid for by employers, but it will during the period mentioned above be paid for by the state