Sick Pay Gap: Swedes Lose Income While Danes Get Full Salary
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In Denmark, workers receive full pay when sick. In Sweden, they lose income from the first day.
Sweden is the only Nordic country with a "karensavdrag" — a deduction taken from wages for the first sick day. After that, workers receive about 80 percent of their pay.
Kamilla and Dennis Johansson of Malmö want the system abolished.
"You are punished for something you cannot control," Dennis Johansson said.