Way of calculating allowances for temporary incapacity for work to be modified as of 01 July in Moldova

Chisinau, 27 June /MOLDPRES/ – From 01 July 2019, it will be used new ways for calculating and paying allowances for temporary incapacity for work. According to new regulations, the employer will establish, calculate and pay out of its own financial means the indemnity for temporary incapacity for work caused by ordinary illnesses or accidents not related to work for the first five calendar days of temporary work incapacity.

The monthly amount of indemnity paid from the employer's financial means will be 75 per cent of the employee's average salary. The indemnity of employer will be determined upon original medical certificate in paper form.

The territorial social insurance houses (CTAS) will determine and calculate the allowance starting on VIth day of temporary work incapacity. And in case of several periods of temporary incapacity – from Ist day after the expiry of the 15 cumulative days paid by the means of employer. The allowance shall be paid out of the means of the state social security budget (BASS).

Also, the CTAS will determine and calculate indemnities caused by tuberculosis, AIDS or oncological disease, indemnity for the care of the sick child – starting with Ist calendar day of temporary work incapacity. The allowances will be paid out of the means of BASS.

The National Social Insurance House (CNAS) has also announced that as of July 1, the basis of calculation of the temporary incapacity allowance will be modified. Thus, the basis of calculation will be the average monthly insured income achieved during the last 12 calendar months preceding the month of the insured risk, the income from which individual social insurance contributions were calculated and paid.

If the insured income, within similar calendar months or in all months of 12 calendar months included in calculation, is totally omitted from all units, these months shall be replaced by the same number of consecutive calendar months immediately preceding the period covered in which the insured income was realised. The substitution period is not over 36 consecutive calendar months.

In absence of basis for calculating benefits for temporary work incapacity, the calculation basis will be 35 per cent of the average monthly wage forecast for economy, established by Government, for the year of the insured risk (illness).

The amount of the indemnity for temporary work incapacity will be determined by CTAS, differentiated according to duration of contribution period. This is about 60 per cent of calculation base – in case of a contribution period of up to 05 years, 70 per cent of calculation base – in case of a contribution period of 05 – 08 years and 90 per cent of calculation base – in case of a contribution period of over 08 years.

In case of temporary work incapacity due to tuberculosis, AIDS or oncological disease, the amount will be 100 per cent of the calculated base according to legal provisions.