The Parliament of Estonia extended the current sick leave compensation system by half a year

On December 28, the Parliament of Estonia adopted amendments to the law, according to which the current system of compensation for sick leave will be extended until the end of June 2023. This means that during the next six months, the procedure will also apply, where the employee's deductible for sick leave compensation is up to one day, the employer's responsibility is from the second to the fifth day, and the Health Insurance Fund's responsibility is from the sixth day of illness.

However, from July 1, 2023, the previous system of compensation for sick leave will be restored, according to which the employee is responsible for the first three days of illness, the employer is obliged to pay the employee sick leave compensation from the fourth to the eighth day, and the Health Insurance Fund starts paying benefits for incapacity for work from the ninth day. Such system was in use in Estonia until the end of 2020.

If the Parliament of Estonia had not adopted the corresponding amendments to the law, the previous system of compensation for sick leave would have been restored from January 1, 2023.

The amendments to the law adopted by the Parliament of Estonia have not yet entered into force. The exact date of entry into force is currently unknown, but the changes will enter into force on the day following publication in the Riigi Teataja. However, the adopted law states that the changes will be applied retroactively from January 1, 2023.

You can get more information about the amendments to the law adopted by the Parliament of Estonia HERE.