Example of reimbursement for irregular work

Example applies to periods after 1 January 2020

A child care worker at a crèche is paid a fixed amount of EUR 2,400 per month, even though their work is fairly irregular.

 

Schedule:

In January 2020, the employee works for 6 hours a day from Monday to Friday.
In February 2020, they work for 8 hours a day from Monday to Thursday.
In March 2020, they work for 8 hours a day on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

 

Wage declaration:

Therefore, the hours of work to include in the wage declaration are:

Note: the work days column does not appear on the wage declaration.

 

Incapacity for work:

The employee is ill:

• for 2 days in January 2020, from 29 January 2020 to 30 January 2020;
• in February and March 2020, from 25 February 2020 to 4 March 2020.

The employer declares their incapacity for work:

Note: the work days column does not appear on the notice of incapacity for work.

 

Base for reimbursement from the Employers' Mutual Insurance (Mutualité des employeurs - MDE):

The base for reimbursement from the Employers' Mutual Insurance is calculated by multiplying the hourly wage by the number of hours of incapacity for work.

 

 

Example applies to periods before 2020

A child care worker at a crèche is paid a fixed amount of EUR 2,400 per month, even though their work is fairly irregular.

 

Schedule:

In January 2019, the employee works for 6 hours a day from Monday to Friday.
In February 2019, they work for 8 hours a day from Monday to Thursday.
In March 2019, they work for 8 hours a day on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

 

Wage declaration:

Therefore, the hours of work to include in the wage declaration are:

Note: the work days column does not appear on the wage declaration.

 

Incapacity for work:

The employee is ill:

• for 2 days in January 2019, from 29 January 2019 to 30 January 2019;
• in February and March 2019, from 25 February 2019 to 4 March 2019.

The employer declares their incapacity for work:

Note: the work days column does not appear on the notice of incapacity for work.

 

Base for reimbursement from the Employers' Mutual Insurance:

The base for reimbursement from the Employers' Mutual Insurance is calculated by multiplying the hourly wage by the number of hours of incapacity for work.