In Denmark there are several rules and regulations with which employees and AAU must comply in the event that an employee is sick. The legislation concerns registration, contact between employees and AAU and contact between employees and the municipal authorities.
The following pages in the AAU Manual only provide a summary of facts from relevant legislation and guidelines. They are intended to provide AAU staff with an overview of the issues involved.
In the AAU staff policy and AAU rules on sickness absence management you will find further information on standard procedures and practices related to the management of absence at AAU.
- Leave to care for a sick child under the age of 18 (The Danish Parental Leave Act, section 26)
- Long-term sickness absence - regulatory obligations and possibilities
- Paid leave due to hospitalisation with a child under the age of 14
- Paid leave in the event of a child’s first and/or second sick days
- Paid leave to care for a dependant who wishes to die in their own home (Serviceloven section 119)
- Sickness absence – Agreement in case of chronic or long-term sickness (Sygedagpengeloven section 56)
- Sickness absence – Reporting sick and reporting fit for work (All AAU employees)
- Sickness absence – Pregnancy-related sickness absence
- Unpaid leave for employees caring for dependant suffering from permanently reduces functional capacity (Serviceloven section 118)
- Unpaid leave to care for a sick child under the age of 18 (Serviceloven section 42)
