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How can an employer pay the salary to an employee who is on a sick leave and receives sickness allowance ?
Once an employee is granted a sickness allowance, the Employer cannot pay the relevant insurance contributions, because in that case the system of IKA, electronically informed, will receive two totally different indications, that may lead the Authorities to believe that there is a mistake or even fraud involved. Unfortunately, the employee cannot resign from his/her right to receive the IKA sickness allowance, so that the insurance contributions are paid together with the salary. The sickness allowance cannot be granted for an indefinite period, but it has a limitation of appr. two (2) years (720 days). After this period expires, the competent Committee...
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