“Since 2024, the minimum and maximum amounts of hospital payments have increased.

From January 1, the minimum wage is 19,242 rubles per month, so the minimum amount of temporary disability benefits will be equal to it.

The maximum benefit amount increased from 83,204 rubles to 122,875 rubles per month,” emphasized the director of personnel and organizational development of the Rabota.ru service.

According to her, this is especially important for those who receive a minimum wage equal to the minimum wage.

“This is due to the fact that income for the previous two years is used to calculate sick leave.

If the employee’s average salary for this period is below the established level, the employer will be obliged to pay the amount according to the minimum wage in 2024, which is 641.4 rubles for a 30-day month and 620.7 rubles for a 31-day month, multiplied by the number of sick days ", the expert added.

At the same time, the size of the maximum payment also increased to 4039.7 rubles per day, RT’s interlocutor explained.

“This means that, even if the employee’s average daily earnings are higher, sick leave will be calculated based on this amount,” Sanina said.

In addition, she recalled that there is no minimum period of sick leave.

“For outpatient treatment, the doctor can issue a certificate of incapacity for work for a period of no more than 15 calendar days, for inpatient treatment - for the entire time the employee is in the hospital.

It can also be extended for ten days after discharge,” the expert emphasized.

If an employee requires long-term treatment, the decision on his temporary disability is made by a medical commission, which can release the employee for up to 12 months with medical supervision every 15 days, she said.

“If during this time it was not possible to cope with the illness, the worker is issued with disability, and the sick leave is closed,” the specialist added.

She also explained that there are cases when an employee may be denied a certificate of incapacity for work.

“The most obvious one is feigning illness.

Also, employees who are on maternity leave and caring for a child under three years old cannot take sick leave, since in this case the employee already receives payments,” Sanina warned.

Earlier, lawyer and public figure Natalya Weinberg told RT in an interview which authorities you can contact if your labor rights have been violated.