1. Situation: An employee was on annual leave. During her leave, she cared for a sick child and upon returning from leave, submitted a sick leave certificate to the organization.

⁉ Is the sick leave certificate for childcare payable during annual leave, and is it necessary to submit a request to the territorial office of the Social Protection Fund of the Population for this case of disability?

‼ Answer: No, it is not necessary.

If the entire period of caring for a sick child falls within

The benefit for families with children aged 3 to 18 years during the period of raising a child under 3 years of age is paid in full.

Art. 14 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus of 29.12.2012 No. 7-Z "On state benefits for families raising children"

3. Situation: An employee closed their sick leave certificate on May 30 and submitted it to the employer for the calculation of temporary disability benefits on June 2.

⁉ Can the benefit be assigned to the employee in May?
‼ Answer: No, it cannot.

If the sick leave certificate is submitted to the organization in June and the request for information on the average daily earnings is made to the territorial body of the Social Protection Fund of the Population in June, then the benefit must be assigned in June, included in the June payroll, and paid no later than the established deadline for payment of wages for June in July. The organization has the right to pay the benefit from its own funds before the established deadline.

Clause 36 of the Regulation on the procedure for providing benefits for temporary disability and for pregnancy and childbirth, approved by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of 28.06.2013 No. 569

Beshankovichsky District Department
of the Vitebsk Regional Directorate of the Fund