4 cases not entitled to sick leave under the new law

Office of Legal Consulting of Lao Dong Newspaper replied:

Clause 2, Article 42 of the Social Insurance Law 2024 stipulates that employees are not entitled to sick leave benefits in the following cases:

a) Self-injury or self-harm;

b) Use of narcotic substances or drug precursors according to the list prescribed by the Government, except for the use of precursor drugs or combination drugs containing precursors as prescribed by medical practitioners at medical examination and treatment facilities;

c) During the first time having to take time off work for treatment and rehabilitation due to a work accident or occupational disease;

d) During the leave period as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, the leave period coincides with the leave period prescribed by the law on labor or is on leave with full pay as prescribed by other specialized laws or is on leave with maternity benefits or health recovery as prescribed by the law on social insurance.

Thus, employees are not entitled to sick leave in the above cases.