Short-Term Care Leave

Short-Term Care Leave

If the employee needs to take care of a sick person in his or her immediate surroundings then the employee is entitled to short-term care leave if the employee is the only person that can take care of the sick person. 

The maximum number of hours of short-term care leave is twice the number of working hours per week within a twelve-month period. 

During short-term care leave, the employer must continue to pay at least 70% of the last-earned salary (and at least 100% of the statutory minimum wage1). The accrual of holidays during short-term care leave continues. 

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  1. The statutory minimum wage is annually determined by the government. For the up-to-date statutory minimum wage, please refer to: https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/minimumloon/bedragen-minimumloon.