Social Security

It is a daily subsidy that covers the worker's loss of income due to common diseases  or non-work-related injuries, occupational diseases or work-related injuries, and during the periods of observation due to occupational diseases.

Workers included in any Social Security Scheme, provided that they meet certain requirements.

 Workers in the Special Scheme for Self-Employed Workers (RETA) who are included in the Special Scheme for Agricultural Workers and have chosen to include this benefit.

• Common Diseases: Being affiliated with active contributor status or in a situation assimilated to affiliation having covered a 180-day contribution period in the preceding 5 years.
  
• Injuries, whether work-related or not, and occupational diseases: No previous contributions are required. 

More information on requirements

Depending upon the coverage option chosen by the employer, the recognition and payment will come from:

• The National Social Security Institute  (INSS)
• The Work-Related Injury and Occupational Disease Mutual Society
• The companies authorised to voluntarily collaborate in the management of Temporary Disability.

• Common diseases and non-work-related injuries: 60% of the regulating base from the 4th day of the leave until the 20th, inclusive, and 75% from the 21st day onward.
  
• Occupational diseases or work-related injuries: 75% of the regulating base from the day following the day leave starts.

More information on payment

Workers employed by another person:

• In general, payment will be made by the company as a delegated payment with the same periodicity as salaries.
• In the cases of common diseases or non-work-related injuries, payment between days 4 and 15 of the leave is at the employer's expense and from the 16th day onward the INSS or the Mutual Society will be responsible for payment.

Self-employed workers:

• Payment is made directly by the competent Management Body or Mutuality. In addition, it may be requested in a request for direct payment.

The medical certificates for leave, confirmation of leave and discharge.

• Documents proving the identity of the worker.
• Contribution documents.
  

More information on documentation

Fraudulent action in order to obtain or maintain the benefits, working for another person or as self-employed worker, and refusing or abandoning the prescribed treatment.

It expires when the maximum specified period has elapsed due to medical discharge, with or without declaration of permanent disability, when becoming a pensioner due to retirement, for failure to attend the medical examinations specified by the doctors of the INSS  or the Mutual Society, and due to death.

Disease or injury: 365 days, which can be extended by a further 6, if a cure is expected within this period.

Periods under observation due to occupational diseases: 6 months, which may be extended for another 6 months.

More information on duration

• Other Medical Control Reports
• Extension of Effects of Temporary Disability
• Unemployment / Temporary Disability
• Temporary Disability / Unemployment
• Declaration of medical discharge proposed by the Management Body or Mutual Society.
  
• Special Schemes:
  • Special Agricultural Scheme
  • Special Scheme for Self-Employed Workers
  • Special Scheme for Domestic Employees
  • Special Scheme for Coal Mining
  • Special Scheme for Sea Workers
    
    
• The worker shall not have the right to a subsidy during the situations of legal strike or lockout.

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