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Teema: 22.07.2024. No. 3.3-4/2024/4100N

To whom it may concern,

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the Ministry of Economics.

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MINISTRY OF ECONOMICS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA

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17.07.2024No. 3.3-4/2024/4100N

Estonian Health Insurance Fund

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Information request about sick leaves

The Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia is working with

industry associations on measures to reduce administrative and financial burden in

order to strengthen and improve the business-friendly environment.

Currently, the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia is working

on the issue of payment, issuance and control of sick leaves (only standard sick

leaves not including sick leaves for taking care of a sick child or occupational

diseases).

In order to compare the sick leave systems of Latvia and Estonia, could you

please provide the following data and information:

1. Data about initial period of sick leave covered by the employer (from

the fourth to the eighth day):

• what are the employer's expenses in the last 3 years (monthly if

possible);

• how many such sick leaves are issued in the last 3 years, has the

regularity of sick leaves on certain days or diagnoses been

studied?

• have the average employee replacements, overtime contributions

in companies due to employee sick leaves been calculated?

2. Data about the subsequent period of sick leave covered by the state

i.e., Health Insurance Fund (from day nine):

• what are the state expenses in the last 3 years (monthly if

possible);

• how many such sick leaves are issued in the last 3 years, has the

regularity of sick leaves on certain days or diagnoses been

studied?

3. Whether the profile of the long-term sick leave recipient has been

studied (has the profile of the recipient of a long-term sick leave

been studied (age, gender, occupation, industry, working in the

public or private sector)?

4. Sick leaves payment and control:

• has Estonian model of sick leave been evaluated from government and

business companies side and how the amount of compensation paid

by the employer and the state was chosen?

• how are the sick leaves controlled, is there an IT system that controls

sick leaves (if such a system exists, what is the efficiency of the

system), do you perform physical inspection of patients?

5. Do you think that the state's responsibility in the Estonian sick

leave system is sufficient? Have the possibilities been considered for

the state to take on more responsibility, for example by increasing the

number of days paid by the state for sick leaves by taking a day paid

from the employer?

The Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia will greatly appreciate

if the Estonian Health Insurance Fund can kindly prepare and submit the required

information by August 23. If necessary, please contact to Jolanta Nalivaiko:

[email protected].

We appreciate your consideration of this request and look forward to your

response.

Sincerely,

Acting State Secretary, Deputy State Secretary Ilze Beināre

The documents is signed with secure electronic signature

Jolanta Nalivaiko 67013122

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