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Compensation for staff on parental leave or sick leave when the salary review is conducted

If you were on leave with parental or sickness benefit during the salary review period, an agreement is in place between Lund University and the employee organisations Saco-S, OFR and SEKO which, under certain circumstances, allows for compensation to cover the difference between the payment you would have received if the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) had based the level of payment on your revised salary, and the actual payment paid out until the new salary is approved.

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Therefore, it is possible to apply for compensation

The reason is that the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) does not make retrospective payments from the date of the salary review (1 October 2023) but from the date on which the employer (Lund University) and the employee organisation agreed on the new salary (the so-called date of agreement). 

By then, the application and documentation must be received by SSC

Documentation and notification must be received by SSC no later than the last Friday of the month after the new salary has been paid.

This means that:

  • For doctoral students who received their new salary in November, the application and documentation must be submitted to SSC no later than December 29, 2023. 
  • For members in Saco-S and unorganized employees who, according to the preliminary plan, will receive their new salary in February, the application and documentation must be submitted no later than March 29, 2024. 
  • For members in Seko who, according to the preliminary plan will receive their new salary in March, the application and documentation must be submitted no later than April 26, 2024.
  • For members in OFR/S who, according to the preliminary plan will receive their new salary in April, the application and documentation must be submitted no later than May 31, 2024.

Read more further down the page about how to apply for compensation.

Who is covered by the compensation?

To be eligible for compensation, you as an employee must: 
 
  1. Have a leave case entered in Primula as parental leave or sick leave that exceeds 30 calendar days, which in whole or in part covers between 1 October 2023 and your current agreement date for the new salary. 
  2. For the leave in question, you have received sickness benefit or parental benefit from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency. 
  3. Have a salary before salary review 2023 that is lower than the Swedish Social Insurance Agency's income ceiling for parental or sickness benefit (SEK 43,750 for 2023 and SEK 47,750 for 2024).
If you meet all three of these criteria, it is you as an employee who applies for the compensation according to the procedure described further down on this page.
 
 

Are you entitled to compensation? 

You can investigate whether you are entitled to compensation by scanning the QR code in the right-hand column and answering a number of questions in the form you are directed to.
 

The Swedish Social Insurance Agency's income ceiling

Employees who, prior to the salary review, had salaries in excess of Försäkringskassan’s income ceiling are not eligible for compensation. This is because the payments from Försäkringskassan would have been the same even if they had been based on the revised salary. Försäkringskassan’s income ceiling is adjusted annually.
 

 

 

 

The Swedish Social Insurance Agency's income ceiling
YearIncome ceiling monthly salary (parental leave and sick pay)
2023SEK 43, 750
2024SEK 47,570

 

Which periods are covered by the compensation?

The compensation covers the period from the date of the salary review (in this case 1 October 2023), up to and including the day before the date of agreement between Lund University and the relevant employee organisation. 

This means the period for which you can apply for compensation is determined by which employee organisation you belong to. For employees who are not members of any agreement-bound employee organisation, the date of agreement between Lund University and Saco-S applies.

Periods covered by the compensation
Employee organisationPeriod covered by the compensation
Saco-S (and those who are not union members)From 1 October 2023, up to and including 12 October 2023
OFRFrom 1 October 2022, up to Contract date not clear yet
SekoFrom 1 October 2022, up to Contract date not clear yet
Doctoral student Saco-SFrom 1 October 2022, up to and including 12 October 2023
Doctotal student OFRFrom 1 October 2022, up to and including 25 October 2023
Doctoral student SEKOFrom 1 October 2022, up to and including 12 October 2023

Försäkringskassan will calculate parental benefit or sickness benefit on the basis of your new income, starting from the date of agreement. Current dates of agreement can be found by a link in the right-hand column of this page. 

How to apply for compensation

The compensation is processed by Statens Servicecenter (SSC), on behalf of Lund University. You apply for compensation as follows

  1. Log in via the SCC portal
  2. Choose “Kontakta oss” (Contact us) to create a request under “Lönehantering & Lönesystem” (Salary management & salary system). Next, choose “Löneunderlag — beslut och underlag” (Salary documents — decisions and documents).
  3. Attach evidence from Försäkringskassan, “Besked om utbetalning,” (Payment statement) for the months covered by the compensation.
  4. State your union membership status (to enable SCC to calculate compensation for the correct period).
  5. Submit your request.

You will be notified of a decision when SCC have completed their processing.  

Are you entitled to compensation?

Scan the QR code and answer the questions in the form!

Scan the QR code and answer the questions in the form!
Scan the QR code and answer the questions in the form!

 

Contact

If you have any questions about the compensation or the application process, contact your nearest HR officer in your faculty/equivalent.

Primula support

In Primula Web you can carry out many tasks relating to your employment, including applying for annual leave, viewing your salary statements, reporting secondary employment and submitting a declaration of illness.

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SSC Portal

In the SSC Portal you can find information about operational disruptions and planned interruptions to services for upgrades, in Primula. 

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