Positive changes in sick leave benefits in Hungary, starting 15 July 2013
1. Sick benefit base:
Previous regulation: During sick benefit calculation, the income from the previous employer, starting January 1st of previous year, must have been accepted, even if there were more employment changes.
New regulation: Only the income from the existing employer must be taken under consideration
Advantages:
- Simpler calculation. Even the employees themselves can calculate what they receive during sick leave
- Shorter administration period
- The employer doesn’t need to fill special statements about regular and irregular incomes
- The employees don’t need to keep them for years.
2. Sick benefit due to children’s sickness:
Previous regulation: Parents could take advantage of this only if the child was under 12 years of age, and only in case of home care.
New Regulation: If a child is at hospital, parents can get also child-based sick benefit. Parents can also receive fairness sick benefit for their sick child, even he/she is above 12 years of age (until 18 years).
3. Maternity benefits:
If the maternity benefit became less due to new calculation, it has to be recalculated according to the old regulation for the mothers who will give birth before 11 May 2014.
Download – New sick leave regulations in Hungary (Tax & Fiscal Alert)
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