Sick pay

Sickness benefit is a compensation benefit from health insurance, which is intended to compensate for the loss of income due to illness-related inability to work . The sickness benefit must be distinguished from the continued payment of wages in the event of illness by the employer and the insurance benefits in the event of occupational disability .

The national regulations regarding sick pay differ significantly. For the respective national systems of sickness benefit see:

• For Germany see: Sickness benefit (Germany)
• For Austria see: sickness benefit (Austria)
• For France see: Indemnites journalières