Sykepenger – sick pay
The benefit is intended for people who are unable to perform their work due to illness or injury. Sick pay is paid partly by the employer and partly by NAV.
It is worth noting that in some professions, where, for example, collective agreements apply, the conditions for granting sykepenger may be more favourable than the general rules.
11.4 Further sick leave
If, while in Poland, our health does not improve and we receive another sick note, the entire application procedure must be repeated.
12. Sykepenger and staying abroad
12.1 General rules
When considering travel while you are on sick leave, you should check a few things before departure. If the trip prevents you from fulfilling your obligations during sick leave, the benefit may be suspended. If you are permanently registered in Norway, you are obliged to report the trip to NAV.
You should also contact your employer and check whether the trip will conflict with fulfilling the return-to-work plan. You should also make sure that the trip will not interfere with your obligation to be active towards NAV or with treatment, and that it will not worsen your health.
If the benefit is suspended because of the trip, there is a possibility that after returning from the trip the sick pay will be calculated on a new and lower basis.
People travelling outside the EEA generally are not entitled to sick pay. Of course, you can still apply to NAV while travelling outside the EEA and justify it accordingly in order to keep sick pay for a specified period. However, to be certain about your situation, you should submit an application to retain the right to sykepenger during travel before departure.
When travelling for four weeks or longer, sick pay will be suspended for that period, and we also risk the application for sick pay being rejected.
If we fall ill while on holiday, we may be entitled to postpone the holiday. There is nothing to stop us from going on holiday while on sick leave, but then we will not receive sick pay during the holiday. The date from which sick pay is granted is then postponed accordingly.
12.2 Stay in Poland
If we work in Norway and our permanent address is in Poland, in principle there is no need to apply to NAV for permission to travel. Of course, this applies as long as we stick to the rule that the trip will not conflict with fulfilling the activity and treatment plan.
If we are registered in Poland while working in Norway, we also have the right to stay in Poland for longer, for example to receive treatment or rehabilitation in Poland, or to be able to stay with family.
However, it should be noted that when considering this issue, NAV determines where our centre of life interests is located. On the basis of this assessment, it is decided whether the rules for those permanently registered in Norway or in Poland will apply to us. Therefore, before travelling to Poland in such a situation, it is worth making sure which regulations apply to us.
13. Payment of the benefit
13.1 Processing the case
The case may be processed once NAV has received the application, the employer’s earnings declaration or any other documentation.
13.2 Waiting time
Cases are processed at different speeds and are automatically delayed if foreign institutions, e.g. ZUS, must take part in establishing the information.
The processing time may vary depending on the county (fylke). In some cases, it may be as long as 12 weeks.
As a rule, however, if the application is processed and approved before the 15th day of the month, the money will be paid by the 25th day of the same month.
For applications processed after the 15th day of the month, payment is made within 5 days. This also applies to people who must apply for sick pay in paper form.
14. What does the service include?
The service includes sending a self-declaration concerning foreign sick notes together with the sick note (the price includes 2 sick notes).
NOTE: The decision on whether the benefit is granted is made by NAV in Norway. The service only covers mediation between you and the office.
15. Required documents
To provide the service, we will need from you:
- sick note,
- BankID or buypass ID login (in the case of postal submission, we are not responsible for the dispatch)