Income
Under Law No. 2024-014 (Labour Code 2024), illness is treated as a suspension of the employment contract, not as a guaranteed paid “sick leave” for the whole period. The contract is suspended when the worker’s illness requires a prolonged work stoppage, certified by the occupational medical service or an approved doctor. This suspension is limited to six (6) consecutive months.
During the suspension (including illness), the employer must pay an indemnity equal to the worker’s remuneration, but it is limited to one month if the normal notice period is shorter than one month, or limited to the notice period if the notice period is one month or longer.
For illness requiring absence beyond six months, the Code says the indemnity conditions are governed by the Social Protection Code and implementing texts, and the list of “long-duration illnesses” is set by a joint order of the Ministers responsible for labour and health.
Source: § 31-34 of the Labour Code, Law No. 2024-014; 133 of the Decree No. 69-145, 1969 establishing the Social Security Code
Medical Care
Medical benefits are available for insured workers and these include hospitalization, medicine, transportation and rehabilitation expenses.
Job Security
In accordance with the Labour Code, an employer cannot dismiss a worker during the first 6 months of his/her illness.
Source: § 31 of the Labour Code, Law No. 2024-014
