From the new year onwards, the delay in the payment of contributions by the entrepreneur will no longer be an obstacle to obtaining sickness benefit. The amount of the benefit will also be changed for the duration of the hospital stay and the period after the insurance has ceased.
Right to benefits despite late payment of contributions
From 1 January 2022 there will be a significant change in the voluntary sickness insurance scheme, including those engaged in economic activities. Since the new year, this insurance will continue due to late payment of contributions.
This means that entrepreneurs will also be able to receive sickness insurance benefits when they pay contributions after the deadline. They will no longer have to submit applications to ZUS for consent to pay contributions after the deadline. Every year ZUS received over 150,000 such conclusions.
The new rules will allow people who are unable to work in a period for which they will be late for contributions higher than 1% minimum wage (in 2022 - 30.1 PLN). They will be entitled to the benefit after payment of the debt. However, if they do not settle the debt within 6 months from the date on which the right to benefit is established, that right is limited. However, the maximum debt will not be an obstacle to the payment of the benefit. 1% minimum remuneration.
Higher allowance for your hospital stay
Currently, the sickness allowance for the duration of your hospital stay is generally 70% the basics of the benefit. As of the new year, monthly sickness benefit will be granted 80%
Re-establishment of the pension base
The next amendment concerns the establishment of the basic amount of the benefit. It will not need to be re-established if there was no interruption or interruption less than a calendar month between the periods during which the benefits were collected (regardless of their type). At present, the assessment base is recalculated if the allowance interruption is at least 3 calendar months.
Simpler rules for determining the benefit period
The benefit period is standard 182 the days and the total time during which the sickness allowance may be collected. The same benefit period includes all uninterrupted periods of incapacity for work, even if they are due to different causes. Currently, if there are breaks in incapacity for work, the previous incapacity for work is included in the benefit period if it is caused by the same disease and the break does not exceed 60 days.
Since the new year, the cause of inability to work before and after the break will not matter. However, periods of incapacity for work before the break of up to 60 days if incapacity occurs during pregnancy after the break.
Shorter period of the benefit after the insurance has ceased
According to the new rules, sickness benefits after the insurance is terminated can be charged to 91 days. This principle will not apply to persons with tuberculosis who are unable to work during pregnancy and who are unable to work due to undergoing the necessary medical examinations provided for candidates for the donation of cells, tissues and organs and to the collection of cells, tissues and organs.
The person who will use the sickness benefit for a maximum period of time and will still be unable to work will be able to apply for rehabilitation services as he currently does. It may be received as much as possible by 12 months if you expect to regain your ability to work after further treatment or rehabilitation.
Marzyński in case of death of employer
The right to maternity benefit will be obtained from 2022 women who give birth to a child after the insurance has stopped if the insurance ceases due to the death of their employer. To date, they have not been entitled to an allowance. If the employment contract expires due to the death of the employer, the woman will receive maternity benefit by birth.