Sick Leave

• Sick Leave
  
  

If an employee becomes ill, they must immediately inform their workplace (either the departmental secretary/administrator or their supervisor).

The attending physician issues an electronic certificate of temporary incapacity for work, which serves as the official document required for the payment of sickness benefits.

These benefits are a partial compensation for lost wages during illness and are funded through the social security system.

When the illness ends, the employee must visit the same physician to officially terminate the sick leave.

The doctor then submits another electronic notice confirming the end of the sick leave.

Simply returning to work is not sufficient — the employer cannot end the sick leave or resume salary payments without this official medical confirmation.