Benchmarking Employee Benefits in Estonia 2021

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The following is an excerpt.

Paid Time Off

The typical annual vacation is 28 days. Some professions, such as state officials and local government officials, teachers, academic, pedagogical, and scientific staff, may receive extended vacation. National holidays and public holidays are not part of vacation calculations. Employees may receive unpaid leave for a period of time if their employer agrees to it. Maternity Leave Women receive 140 days of pregnancy and maternity leave, which commences at least 70 days before the expected due date. The state pays the maternity benefit. Parental Leave A mother or a father receives parental leave at his or her request to raise a child up to age 3. The state pays the parental benefit. Together the maternity benefit and the parental benefit are paid for 575 days. Sickness Employees receive 182 calendar days of paid sick leave (max 250 days per year). The gross wage during this period is 70% of their previous year’s average salary. The employer pays the wage from the 4th to the 8th day of sickness and the state starting the 9th day.