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New rules on sickness during holiday
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Following a recent amendment of the Danish Holiday Act, employees are now entitled to replacement holiday if they fall sick during their holiday.
Before the amendment of the Danish Holiday Act, employees were entitled to replacement holiday if they fell sick before the beginning of the holiday – but not if they fell sick after the holiday had begun.
For some time, this principle has been under heavy fire for not complying with the requirements of EU law. The Danish Government acted to remedy this situation, introducing a Bill to amend the Danish Holiday Act. Under the Bill, employees would also be entitled to replacement holiday if they fell ill after the holiday had begun. The Bill has now been adopted by the Danish Parliament.
Replacement holiday after 5 sick days
With effect from 1 May 2012, the Danish Holiday Act entitles employees who have accrued 25 days of holiday and fall sick during their holiday to replacement holiday after 5 sick days. Employees having accrued less than 25 days of holiday are entitled to replacement holiday after a proportionately lower number of sick days.
With effect from 1 May 2012, the Danish Holiday Act entitles employees who have accrued 25 days of holiday and fall sick during their holiday to replacement holiday after 5 sick days. Employees having accrued less than 25 days of holiday are entitled to replacement holiday after a proportionately lower number of sick days.
As a starting point, employees are entitled to replacement holiday only from the day when they notify their employer about their sickness.
The entitlement to replacement holiday is conditional on the employee being able to prove his/her sickness by means of a medical certificate – and the medical certificate must be paid for by the employee.
The above does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such
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