Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Spain: preventative isolation to combat the spread of the coronavirus will be treated as sick leave Spain: preventative isolation to combat the spread of the coronavirus will be treated as sick leave Spain’s Social Security Ministry has announced that SARS-CoV-2 related preventative isolation will count as sick leave and as such qualifies for daily sick leave compensation. The Social Security Ministry sets a clear criterion to resolve business-employee differences in opinion and indicates that ‘SARS-CoV-2 preventative isolation for workers will be considered as a situation of temporary work incapacity stemming from a common widespread illness.’ Through . Published on 03 March 2020 à 14h46 - Update on 16 March 2020 à 17h25 Resources The Ministry announcement resolves doubts surrounding a situation in Tenerife that saw staff at a hotel in the Canary island being quarantined following an outbreak of the virus amongst the resort’s guests.… Managing the fallout of Covid-19 Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
