Health

Self-employed: Continued neutralization mechanism and compensation for COVID-19 work stoppages

Publié le null - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

The 2023 Social Security Financing Act extended two derogations for calculating social benefits: the 2020 income neutralization for calculating 2023 daily allowances and the Covid-19 compensation for work stoppages.

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A neutralization motivated by the drop in revenue received in 2020

For the self-employed, the amount of the sickness daily allowance paid during the work stoppage is 1/730e the average of your income over the last 3 years.

In view of the significant drop in income received in 2020, this year will not be taken into account in the calculation of the sickness and maternity daily allowances due for work stoppages starting between 1er January and December 31, 2023 if the calculation concludes that your per diems have decreased.

This measure is intended to protect the conditions of compensation for self-employed workers.

Extension of compensation for derogating work stoppages Covid-19 for employees and self-employed

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These derogatory work stoppages are now restricted to employees and self-employed people who have tested positive for COVID-19 (PCR or antigen tests) who must self-isolate and cannot continue to work, including remotely (telework).

For the employer, this means that the supplementary allowance to which the employee is entitled is paid without a one-year period of service in the company, nor a waiting period (normally 7 days), nor is it taken into account in the calculation of the maximum periods of compensation.