Uruguay: Extension of sickness benefit for workers over 65

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Banco de Previsión Social (14.01.2021). Due to the continuing health emergency situation, the sickness benefit for workers aged 65 and over will be extended until February 28. Workers aged 65 or over who cannot perform their usual tasks at home and are covered by sickness allowance from December 20, 2020, may remain in isolation with the right to this allowance until February 28, as determined and communicate the companies to the BPS.  

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Due to the continuing health emergency situation, the sickness benefit for workers aged 65 and over will be extended until February 28. Workers aged 65 or over who cannot perform their usual tasks at home and are covered by sickness allowance from December 20, 2020, may remain in isolation with the right to this allowance until February 28, as determined and communicate the companies to the BPS.  

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Extension of sickness benefit for workers over 65

Due to the continuing health emergency situation, the sickness benefit for workers aged 65 and over will be extended until February 28.

 

Workers aged 65 or over who cannot perform their usual tasks at home and are covered by sickness allowance from December 20, 2020, may remain in isolation with the right to this allowance until February 28, as determined and communicate the companies to the BPS.  

The beneficiaries should not appear before the health providers or in our offices, since the companies will carry out the management remotely through the online services of the BPS, entering the period of protection.

Queries may be made with your  Personal User through the Consult us online service  , entering the subject: Worker, reason: Illness.

To expand the information you can enter in  Subsidy for illness .

 

Image removed. Decree MTSS 12/021 of 1/11/2021 (.pdf 851 KB)