More than 428 thousand users requested self-declaration of illness
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Society
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04/29/2024 22:22
On average, around 1,180 users used the SNS24 per day to request short-term sick leave, totaling more than 428,000 requests in a year, according to official data released today to the Lusa agency.
Of the more than 428 thousand requests, 246 thousand were made by women and more than 181 thousand by men, according to the data, adding that “in both genders, the age group with the highest number of requests is between 19 and 44 years, followed by the age group between 45 and 64 years old”, according to data from the Shared Services of the Ministry of Health (SPMS).
Lisbon and Vale do Tejo is the region with the most requests, amounting to 147 thousand, followed by the North region with more than 144 thousand and the Center region with 49 thousand.
The months with the highest number of requests were December (54,606) and January (61,260), according to the data provided to Lusa regarding the entry into force a year ago, on May 1st, of the Self Declaration of Illness (ADD) project through from SNS24. “In February there was a sharp drop, by half, and since then, there has been a stabilization of orders. In March, 36,489 casualties were issued, according to the SPMS.
The SNS24 application is the most used method, with around 60% of requests, followed by the personal area of the SNS24 Portal.
Self-declaration of illness can be requested by any worker in the personal area 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 of illness, with no need for payment of remuneration from the employer.
Each citizen can request two short-term sick days per year, if they are ill, on their own responsibility, thus justifying absences from work.
Text: ALVORADA with Lusa agency.
