The retirement inquiry was appointed by the S-led government with the aim of reviewing the future of the retirement allowance.

During 2020 and 2022, employees could for several periods seek compensation for the qualifying period deduction to stop people from going to work even though they were sick.

The aim was to reduce the spread of infection during the pandemic.

In January 2019, the suspension deduction replaced the so-called suspension day, which meant that the sick person did not receive any salary on the first day.

Now the employer can deduct 20 percent of the sick pay the employee would have received during an average working week.

For those who work the same number of hours every day, five days a week, the effect will be the same.