Sick Leave Pay Calculator (Colombia)
What the employer, EPS, pension fund or ARL pays.
1 if it is new leave; if it is an extension, the day on which it continues
Not mandatory, unless agreed or company policy
- Employer (2 days)
- $ 116.727
- EPS (8 days)
- $ 466.908
- Pension fund (0 days)
- $ 0
- Daily salary
- $ 83.333
Short answer:in Colombia, sick leave for general illness is paid at66.67% of salary: the employer pays the first two days, the health insurer (EPS) days 3 to 90, the EPS at 50% days 91 to 180, and from day 181 the pension fund. No day can be paid below the daily minimum wage. Work-related sick leave is paid by the ARL at100%.
Extensions add up: if the leave continues a previous one, enter the cumulative day on which this certificate starts. Some companies pay the difference up to 100% as internal policy; it is not mandatory unless agreed.
When to use this tool
- When running payroll for a worker on sick leave.
- To know how much to recover from the EPS or ARL.
- When sick leave extends beyond 90 or 180 days.
- To explain to the worker how much they'll receive.
How to calculate sick leave pay
- 1Enter the monthly salary (or the contribution base, IBC, if the salary varies).
- 2Choose the origin: general (EPS) or work-related (ARL).
- 3Enter how many days the leave lasts.
- 4If it extends a previous leave, enter the cumulative day on which it starts.
- 5Check how much the employer, the EPS, the pension fund or the ARL pays.
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