Weekly “Arguments and facts” № 35. What is the future of Siberia? 09/01/2021 History Social insurance
From September 1, parents' sick leave to care for a child up to 39; at age 7 is paid 100% of the salary.
Who can sit with the child?
With the start of the school year, children's cold season also begins. Parents who work at this time have always been picky & ndash; I constantly had to ask for time off. Until recently & ndash; also lose a lot of salary, if seniority was short. Now, at the initiative of the President, a parent who takes sick leave to care for a child under 7 receives 100% of the average salary (previously this was not possible only with 8 years of experience or more). True, the allowance per day can not exceed 2,434.25 rubles, it is with a salary of about 74,000 rubles. per month. So if your salary is higher, then the amount paid in 2021 will have such a limit. Sometimes it is more profitable to & shy; ask the grandmother or grandfather, another relative, to sit with the baby (for example, if their salary is less than 74,000 rubles) & ndash; they are also entitled to temporary incapacity benefits in case of childcare. But on condition that they are working under a & shy employment contract.
Under the new rules, if a mother is on leave to care for a child under 3, the father can request sick leave and receive payments.
How many sick leaves?
There are also restrictions on the conditions of paid sick leave. Although a parent of a sick child under the age of 7 can benefit from a work exemption for the entire period of care for him for each case of illness, only 60 calendar days per years are due. In severe illness & ndash; 90 days. The decision to extend the sick leave after 15 days is taken by the medical board of the medical institution. If the child is disabled, sick leave is paid up to 120 days per year. With the introduction of quarantine in preschool, the parent will be credited with benefits for the entire period of incapacity for work.
You can see for how long and when you have been released from sick leave in the personal account of the recipient of services on the website of the Social Insurance Fund (log in with the login and password of the State Services Portal) or follow in the 'Social Browser' app. & ndash; it can be downloaded for free from the FSS RF website. So, if your child is sick too often and you find that you have reached the pay limit, another guardian may apply for the allowance.
How to earn money?
To receive payment, it is now sufficient to inform the employer of the electronic sick leave number and details of the child's birth certificate. From 2022, when all certificates of incapacity for work become electronic, payments for these will be calculated automatically after their closure without the participation of the employer. The organization will only need to send employee information to the Social Insurance Fund once. INN, SNILS, Mir card number, where payments will be received, as well as additional information that the department may request. The money is transferred by the Social Insurance Fund to the employee within 10 days of receiving the information for payment. If you don't have a World Card, you can collect benefits by money order or to a bank account. For the future it is still better to issue a 'World' card, it will be useful for other benefits. You can order it online at the bank's website or in person at the nearest branch.
What else do you need to know about sick leave to care for a child?
- A certificate of incapacity for work is opened by a doctor on the day of treatment. Looking back, even though the disease started yesterday, the document will not be issued. Therefore, you need to consult a doctor in a timely manner.
- Only those who will actually take care of the child have the right to write sick leave. If the doctor comes on the call and the mother is not at home (for example, a grandmother with the child), the mother will not be released from the hospital . She will have to come to the pediatrician herself.
- If two or more children fall ill, only one electronic sick leave is issued, where all children fit in.
- If the child becomes ill during the parent's paid annual leave (maternity leave, unpaid leave), then that parent will not receive an allowance. Another parent can apply and provide care. & Nbsp;