Social Security tracks an average of 600 victims a year at the request of companies, he said. CM official source of the Institute of Social Security (ISS). This is a possibility provided for by law, which obliges the company to inform the employee on the same day that it requests verification.
“Over the past five years, Social Security has logged an average of 600 requests per year from companies to screen workers’ illnesses,” he said. CM Source ISS.
This is a small percentage of both the number of monthly write-offs and the number of checks: on average, in 2023, Social Security checked about 34 thousand write-offs monthly, reports the online newspaper Eco. According to the latest data, almost 172 thousand people received this subsidy in November 2023.
Inspection at the request of companies is provided for by law, and the application must be submitted to the District Center of the Social Security Institute at the employee’s place of residence. In 2023, Social Security charged €42.15 for this service.
Companies must inform the employee on the same day that the request for confirmation of temporary disability is made. If Social Security does not appoint a doctor within 24 hours, “the employer may take the initiative to appoint one, provided that the doctor has never been employed by the company.”
DETAILS
RULE CHANGES IN APRIL
From April, the rules for monitoring transcripts will be tightened: they can be checked at any time, beneficiaries can be called via SMS or email, and exams can be conducted via video call.
INFORMATION ABOUT DATA CROSSING
Doctors will now be able to match social security information with NHS data where possible.
Author: Raquel Oliveira
Source: CM Jornal
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