According to official data provided this Monday to the Lusa agency, on average about 1,180 users used SNS24 every day to request short-term sick leave, amounting to a total of more than 428,000 requests per year.
Of the more than 428,000 requests, 246,000 were made by women and more than 181,000 by men, according to the data, adding that “across both genders, the age group with the highest number of requests is 19 to 44 years.” Next comes the age group of 45 to 64 years,” according to the Ministry of Health’s General Services (SPMS).
Lisbon and Vale do Tejo is the region with the most requests, amounting to 147 thousand, followed by the Northern Region with more than 144 thousand and the Central Region with 49 thousand.
The months with the highest number of requests were December (54,606) and January (61,260), according to data provided by Lusa regarding the entry into force a year ago, on May 1, of the draft Self-Declaration of Disease (ADD) via from SNA24.
“In February there was a sharp decline, halving, and since then there has been a stabilization of applications. In March, 36,489” applications were submitted, the SPMS says.
The SNS24 app is the most used method, accounting for about 60% of requests, followed by the SNS24 portal account.
Self-declaration of illness can be requested by any employee in the personal account of the SNS24 Portal, in the SNS24 application or on the SNS24 line (808 24 24 24) and allows you to justify absence from work in the first three days. illness, without the need for remuneration from the employer.
Each citizen can request two short-term sick leaves per year if he is sick, at his own risk, thereby justifying absence from work.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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