Employees

Sickness Allowance is usually calculated on the basis of your taxed earnings for a previous tax period and not your current earnings. Your earnings are multiplied by a wage coefficient, and the following wage-related expenses are deducted:

  • cost of commuting between your home and work
  • trade union and unemployment fund dues
  • deduction corresponding to contributions to earnings-related pension insurance and unemployment insurance.

The amount of the Sickness Allowance is usually about 70% of your salary. If you are paid while on sick leave, the Sickness Allowance is paid to your employer. If your wage is smaller than the allowance, the balance is paid to you.

Examples of the amount of Sickness Allowance for employees, € / day
Annual earnings after deductions Daily allowance before taxes
0–1.361 0.00
6.000 14.00
10.189 23.77 Minimum amount
15.500 36.17
20.000 47.83
30.000 70.00
40.000 88.79
50 000 102.12
60.000 112.73

If your earnings have increased

If you have more recent earnings that are at least 20% higher than your taxed earnings, the Sickness Allowance can be calculated on the basis of the more recent earnings. Kela will take your earnings for the 6 months preceding the allowance period and multiply them by two to arrive at an annual income. These earnings are not multiplied by a wage coefficient.

Updated 03/26/13