Based on Law No 13 Year 2003 concerning Manpower, Art 93, para (2)(a) (Law 13/2003) stipulates that all employers are obliged to pay wages for sick employees who cannot do work. Or in other words, provide an opportunity to take a break (leave) while the employee is sick.
Furthermore, there is a prohibition on terminating employment (PHK – see 3.8) on the grounds that worker is unable to come to work due to illness for a continuous period of not more than 12 months. This includes workers with permanent disabilities, sick due to work accidents, or illness due to work relationships according to a doctor's statement whose recovery period cannot be ascertained (Law 13/2003, Art 153, para (1)(a) and (j), Law 11/2020 concerning Job Creation).
The employee may apply for sick leave from their employer by attaching
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