Social security

Sick leave: the maximum amount of daily allowances in 2023

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If you have a work stoppage, do you know that the loss of your income is compensated by daily allowances paid by your health insurance fund? Following the increase in the minimum wage on 1 Novemberer in january 2023, these allowances were increased. How are daily allowances calculated and what are the new amounts in 2023? The point with Service-Public.fr.

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In the event of a work stoppage, and subject to the conditions to benefit from it, you receive daily allowances (IJ) paid by the Health Insurance. They are due for each calendar day of work stoppage and paid every 14 days. For employees in the private sector, self-employed workers and the liberal professions, there is a waiting period of 3 days at the start of a shutdown. For public servants, the work stoppage is subject to an unpaid day of absence.

Per diems cover work stoppages in the following situations:

  • illness, whether occupational or non-occupational;
  • accident at work (including commuting accident);
  • maternity;
  • paternity;
  • adoption;
  • grief.

Please note

If the employer has opted for the maintenance of salary in case of sick leave, he is the one who receives the benefits from the Primary Health Insurance Fund and the salary is paid to the employee in full.

Amount of daily allowances in 2023

Per diems are composed of a basic amount representing 50% of the employee's basic daily wage (in some situations up to 66.66%). This amount is limited by a ceiling set annually on the basis of the Smic.

For the general case of sick leave allowance:

The salary used to calculate the daily allowance shall be limited to 1.8 times the monthly minimum wage. This corresponds, as of 1er January 2023, at a gross salary of €3,076.71 and a maximum daily allowance of €50.58 raw.

For other cases:

  • maternity, paternity and childcare daily allowance, adoption, bereavement: €95.22/day before deduction of 21% charges (CSG and CRDS).
  • accident at work iindemnity €220.14/ until 28e day; €293.51/ day from 29e day off work.

To calculate the amount of per diem you are entitled to, see the Service-Public.fr Sick leave: daily allowances paid to the employee.

Reminder

In the event of a work stoppage, the employee shall receive:

  • daily allowances paid by the sickness insurance;
  • a possible wage supplement which may be provided for by the collective agreement and depending on the employee's situation, making it possible to reach a maximum of 100% of the initial salary.

FYI  

If a general increase in wages occurs in the company during the period of the stoppage of work, and if the stoppage of work lasts longer than 3 months, the amount of the daily allowance may be increased.

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