Employee on leave
When one of your employees is to go on leave, your payments into their pension and insurances may be affected, and occasionally paused completely. The cover that the employee has through their insurances can also be changed. It is therefore important for both you and your employee to have a clear understanding of what applies in the event of leave of absence.
Checklista
Proceed as follows when an employee is going to be on leave of absence
There are certain things that you as an employer need to think about prior to and during a period of leave. Follow our checklists to get a clear picture of all the various aspects.
Blue collar workers
Checklist if a blue collar worker is to be on leave of absence
The salaries you pay out to the employee during the year must be reported monthly to Fora as usual. The Afa insurances generally apply in the event of studies, parental leave and other leave of absence. However, if the employee is away from work for longer than 6 months, the insurance cover may decrease or cease entirely. Some insurances also apply for a period of time after the employee has left. This is known as post-employment cover. You do not pay anything into the blue collar worker’s occupational pension when they are on leave. In the case of parental leave, the waiver of premium insurance takes over the payment of the pension premiums.
White collar workers
Checklist if a white collar worker is to be on leave of absence
If the employee is going to be on full leave, for example 100%, you have to deregister the employee in Collectum’s Internet office. This information is only available in Swedish at collectum.se. If the employee is on partial leave, for example 50%, you have to report paid gross salary every month in the case of ITP 1 or annual salary for the working period in question in the case of ITP 2. You have to continue paying Tjänstegrupplivförsäkring (TGL), Group life insurance, for the employee. If you have taken this out with Alecta, you have to submit a group report to Collectum. This information is only available in Swedish at collectum.se. When an employee is on leave for studies, on the other hand, you do not have to pay for the person’s TGL, which provides the family with money in the event of the death of the employee. If the employee is receiving study support, they are entitled to extended post-employment cover. You are not obliged to pay ITP occupational pension for the person who is on leave. The employee receives 3 months’ post-employment cover.