PENSIONERS, YOU MUST KNOW THIS: You have the right to sick leave even if you are working
Your rights exist, but you must know them to protect them.
TL;DR
- Working pensioners have a legal right to sick leave and compensation during illness.
- This right is not affected by whether the employment is fixed-term or indefinite, or full-time or part-time.
- The procedure for sick leave includes seeing a doctor, informing the employer, and submitting a medical certificate within three days.
- The employer pays for the first 42 days of sick leave, and the Croatian Health Insurance Fund (HZZO) covers it from the 43rd day.
- For workers over 70, the employer pays for sick leave for the entire duration.
- Many employers exploit the lack of awareness among working pensioners about their rights.