Reimbursement for sick leave

Background

In regards to employees, one bill has been introduced, whereby employers shall obtain reimbursement of sick benefit as of the first day of the employee's sick leave, if such sick leave is caused by covid-19.

Details

According to current legislation employers bear the risk of the first 30 days sick leave in a sick- leave-period
The new bill introduces a right for the employer to obtain reimbursement of benefit as of the first day of the employee's leave when such leave is due to quarantine ordered by the public authorities
The bill was expected to pass on Tuesday 17 March 2020 (this needs to be confirmed) and will take effect retroactively for the employee's sickness/leave due to covid-19 as of 27 February 2020.

Attachments

Faktaark_hjaelpepakke til dansk oekononi.pdf

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