What happens if you get sick?
The page was last modified:Here you will find information broken down by business types, on rules that apply to business owners and what will happen if you get sick due to the coronavirus.
Overview of business support and rule changes due to the coronavirus
In this overview you will find the support and rule changes made for businesses due to the coronavirus. In the pdf you can see what applies to sole traders and limited companies, and what applies if you are an employer or not. The information will be updated continuously.
Overview of business support and rule in pdf
Sole trader and trading partnership/Limited partnership
- The qualifying deduction for sick pay is temporarily abolished
- The requirement for a doctor’s certificate is temporarily abolished
- Benefit if you belong to an at-risk group
- Quarantine allowance
Limited company
- Reimbursments for sick pay costs
- The qualifying deduction for sick pay is temporarily abolished
- The requirement for a doctor’s certificate is temporarily abolished
- Benefit if you belong to an at-risk group
- Quarantine allowance
Sole trader and trading partnership/Limited partnership
The qualifying deduction for sick pay is temporarily abolished
Sole traders, trading partnerships/limited partnerships with waiting days or waiting time at the beginning of the sick period apply for compensation for the waiting days or waiting time. You receive compensation of SEK 804 per day. The Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) pays the compensation in the form of sickness benefit for up to 14 days. After those 14 days the usual rules for sick pay apply.
The Social Insurance Agency has an e-service on its website where you can apply for compensation.
Go the the e-service on The Social Insurance Agency's website (in Swedish)
The requirement for a doctor’s certificate is temporarily abolished
Sole traders are also covered by a doctor's certificate, which has been temporarily abolished. This means that if you are on sick leave from 13 March and onwards, you do not need to have a doctor's certificate until you have been sick for more than 21 days (compared to previously 14 days).
Benefit if you belong to an at-risk group
If you belong to an at-risk group and must refrain from working to avoid the risk to be infected by covid-19 you can apply for benefit from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan). You can apply for the benefit retroactively for the period 1 July 2020. The benefit is calculated from a flat amount and you can receive a maximum of 804 SEK per day for a maximum of 90 days.
Quarantine allowance
A doctor may decide that you are not allowed to work because you are – or may be – infected with a socially dangerous disease, such as the coronavirus. You may then be entitled to compensation in the form of a quarantine allowance.
This applies for sole traders concerning quarantine allowance at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency
Limited company
Entrepreneurs who run a limited company are counted as employees of their own company. Therefore the following rules apply to you:
The state covers costs for sick pay
If you get sick you will receive reimbursement for sick pay costs that you have reported in your employer declaration. From April to July you will receive full reimbursement. A different calculation applies for the accounting period August–September, and the cost of sick pay is reimbursed according to different percentages, depending on the costs the you as an employer have had. You pay sick pay as normal and the reimbursement will be paid to your tax account.
The qualifying deduction for sick pay is temporarily abolished
The qualifying deduction for sick pay is temporarily suspended from 11 March. This means that you can apply retroactively for compensation for the qualifying period from 11 March onwards. The employer shall make a qualifying deduction as usual.
You can apply for compensation for the qualifying period in an e-service application on My Pages at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency's website (Försäkringskassan). The compensation will be paid within 3-5 working days.
The requirement for a doctor’s certificate is temporarily abolished
If you have reported sick on 13 March or later you do not need to have a doctor’s certificate until after you have been sick for 21 days (compared to previously 8 days for reporting to your company and 14 days reporting to the Swedish Social Insurance Agnecy). This means that the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) will be able to pay sickness benefit without doctor’s certificate for the first 21 days of a sick period.
Benefit if you belong to an at-risk group
If you belong to an at-risk group and must refrain from working to avoid the risk to be infected by covid-19 you can apply for benefit from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan). You can apply for the benefit retroactively for the period 1 July 2020. The benefit is calculated from a flat amount and you can receive a maximum of 804 SEK per day for a maximum of 90 days.
You do not have to report sick if you are applying for the benefit.
Quarantine allowance
A doctor may decide that you are not allowed to work because you are – or may be – infected with a socially dangerous disease, such as the coronavirus. You may then be entitled to compensation in the form of a quarantine allowance.
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