Russia (bbabo.net), - In 2022, the maximum and minimum sick leave payments, as well as the procedure for calculating it, have changed.

The maximum sick leave payment in 2022 is 2572 rubles 60 kopecks per day

That is, if a person was sick for 14 days , then the maximum allowance for which he can count on will be 36,016 rubles 40 kopecks , which is 1,936 rubles 90 kopecks more than last year. The payment is subject to personal income tax (PIT), which means that 13% must be subtracted from this amount, after which the person will receive 31,334 rubles 26 kopecks .

Since the sick leave payment depends on the amount of the employee's salary and insurance experience, those with a salary of more than 78 thousand rubles a month and an insurance record of more than eight years can count on the maximum allowance . If the salary is less, and the insurance experience is the same, then the employee will receive a payment calculated based on 100% of the average earnings.

With an insurance experience of 5 to 8 years, the amount of sick leave payment will be 80% of the average earnings, and with an insurance experience of up to 5 years - 60%. In 100% of the amount, regardless of the employee's insurance record, sick leave is paid for caring for children up to seven years old inclusive.

The minimum sick leave payment in 2022 is 456 rubles 66 kopecks per day

The minimum sick leave is calculated based on the minimum wage (minimum wage), this year it is 13 890 rubles . The monthly payment for the bulletin cannot be less. 456 rubles 66 kopecks per day. It is calculated as follows: the minimum wage is multiplied by 24 months (since the estimated period for average earnings is two years) and is divided by 730 days.

It turns out that the minimum allowance for two weeks of sick leave will be 6393 rubles 24 kopecks , and taking into account personal income tax deduction it will turn out - 5562 rubles 12 kopecks . In this amount, it will be received by workers whose insurance experience is less than six months or, for example, the average earnings were below the minimum wage.

The minimum sick leave benefit is calculated taking into account the regional coefficient, and if an employee works part-time, the payment is calculated in proportion to its duration.

To calculate the amount of the benefit, you can change the periods for which income is taken into account

Sick leave pay is calculated based on the employee's average earnings for two calendar years. However, two or one year of this billing period can now be replaced if the employee was on maternity or parental leave at the time. Replacement of years is possible only at the request of the employee and if this leads to an increase in the amount of the benefit.

Recalculation of benefits for temporary incapacity for work is possible only for insured events that occurred after January 1, 2022, the years can be changed to immediately preceding ones.

Sick leave payments are now calculated proactively

Temporary disability benefits are now calculated automatically upon closing the certificate of incapacity for work . It will be transferred directly to the employee by the Social Insurance Fund without diverting the employer's funds. No applications for payment are required, the money will be received immediately after the mark on the closure of the certificate of incapacity for work appears in the information system of the Social Insurance Fund. It now compulsorily accommodates all sick leave, which, from January 1 of this year, doctors are required to issue in electronic form.

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