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Sweden provides working parents with an entitlement of 13 months paid leave per child at 77.6% of the employee's monthly salary (up to a ceiling of about $3,400 per month (2013)), the cost being shared between employer and the state. In addition, parents also are entitled to an additional 90 days of leave at approximately $25 per day. Out of the total of 480 days paid parental leave, 60 days are reserved exclusively for each parent and are lost if not utilized. It should be noted that the paid days include weekends. Thus, 480 days is equal to about 16 months.

Sweden has paid sick leave. The first sick day is usually not paid. After that day 80% of the income is paid for 364 days and 75% for a further maximum 550 days. A medical doctor must certify the illness no later than one week after the first sick day. A parent of a less than 12-year-old sick child can get paid leave to care for the child (termed "temporary parental leave"). In that case the first day is also paid. The state pays all these benefits, except for the first two weeks of sick leave for employees, which is paid by the employer.


You can't just say "Europe" because it varies with each country.

Prescription medicine costs per year are not free but are limited for the patient. When 2,200kr have been paid to the pharmacy, the medicines are paid by the government for the rest of the year. All pharmacies are network-connected so medicines can be obtained from any pharmacy in the country. The prescription is sent through internet to the pharmacy network, which also stores information on previous medications obtained and relevant medical history of the person, at which point one will only need to produce identification to acquire the medication.

A limit on health-care fees per year exists; 150-300 SEK for each visit to a doctor, regardless if they are a private doctor or work at a local health-care center or a hospital. When visiting a hospital, the entrance fee covers all specialist visits the doctor deems necessary, like x-ray, rheumatism specialist, heart surgery operations and so on. The same fee is levied for ambulance services. After 1100 SEK have been paid, health-care for the rest of the year will be provided free of charge.

Dental care is not included in the general health care system, but is partly subsidized by the government. Dental care is free for youths up to 19 years of age.

2200 is roughly 300 dollars, 150-300 is roughly 20-40 and 1100 is 152

What the ***?! Drac posted in Ni and now RT is debating P&R stuff? what the hell happened while I was out of commission?

I also got a Bravura Zenith for my Warrior, finally

I randomly complained about my coworkers coming in sick and this was the ensuing result. It's all_my_fault.

we are friends of the wild swedish bear in NI.

Don't look at me.

I keep P&R ***in P&R.

Why the same post in two different threads?

Because Refreshazure

We do loves that Swedish bear. Good stuff!

When you say "bear"...?

It's like Ramyrez isn't even from this forum.

Or it's like I am...and just will leap at an opportunity to make a sex joke.

I wish my work had sick days. They don't care if you're running a fever of 103+. Only way you're allowed to take off work if you're sick is to have a doctor's order that you can't be at work.

Like you have to have something highly contagious, like the flu, etc.

Otherwise your employment is terminated.

Just don't leap too far. We've had enough sacrifices for the volcano this week.

Yeah. Been there.

That sucks hard and should really be...well, illegal, honestly.

You are looking at it wrong. You go to work instead of taking a sick day to get those *** sick too!

Do this just everywhere:

There's the days where one feels like they should have just stayed in bed yet nothing really bad has happened yet, but feels like it's going to?

I want to hide.

Two 11-12 years old kids on a balcony in front of my house are staring at me and whistling.

What's a polite way to tell children to *** off?

You didn't close the curtains while you were changing, did you?

Refer to the bolded.

ftfy

Get some water balloons and aim for their faces

You know me, I never close my curtains whatever I'm doing.

Still, can't they fantasize about me in silence and discretely like normal kids would instead of calling out to me? >_>

I just don't wanna deal with outraged mommies.