Sending a question to the Social Insurance agency, reader T.H said: Declaring the time to enjoy long-term sickness benefits on the software still includes holidays and weekly rest days.
According to the 2024 Law on Social Insurance, the long sick leave period is calculated according to working days, excluding holidays, Tet, and weekly days off.
I would like to ask, I am understanding that according to the Law on Social Insurance, long illnesses are not counted as holidays or weekly rest days, is that correct?
Regarding this issue, Hanoi City Social Insurance answers as follows:
According to the provisions of Article 43 of the 2024 Law on Social Insurance, the sickness benefit period is implemented as follows:
The maximum time to enjoy sickness benefits in one year (from January 1 to December 31 every year) is calculated according to working days, excluding holidays, Tet and weekly days off, applicable to subjects participating in compulsory social insurance:
Working in normal conditions is entitled to 30 days if you have paid compulsory social insurance for less than 15 years; 40 days if you have paid for 15 years to less than 30 years; 60 days if you have paid for 30 years or more; working in heavy, hazardous, dangerous or especially heavy, hazardous, dangerous professions or working in particularly difficult areas, the hưởng time is 40 days if you have paid compulsory social insurance for less than 15 years; 50 days if you have paid for 15 years to less than 30 years; 70 days if you have paid for 30 years or more.
After the term of enjoying sickness benefits as above, if they continue to be treated, employees who quit their jobs due to illnesses on the list of diseases requiring long-term treatment are entitled to continue to enjoy sickness benefits according to regulations.
The sick leave period due to illness requiring long-term treatment is calculated according to working days, excluding holidays, Tet, and weekly days off.
Thus, according to the 2024 Law on Social Insurance (effective from July 1, 2025), the regime for long-term illnesses is calculated according to working days, excluding holidays, Tet and weekly days off.
