Endpoint URL (POST):
Estonia: https://Palk.merit.ee/api/v1/sendabsence
Elements for Adding Absences
| Field | Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ContractCode* | Str 11 | Contract’s import code in Merit Palk system or employee’s Personal ID Code |
| Typecode* | Int | 1 – Põhipuhkus (Annual Vacation) 3 – Lapsepuhkus (tööandja hüvitab) (Child leave (reimbursable)) - kuni aprillini 2022 / valid until April 2022 4 – Pikendatud põhipuhkus (Extended annual vacation (minors and incapacity pensioners)) 5 – Isapuhkus (tööandja hüvitab) (Paternity leave (reimbursable)) 6 – Õppepuhkus (Study leave) 7 – Töövõimetus (Temporary incapacity (“sick leave”)) 8 – Puudega lapse lapsepuhkus (tööandja hüvitab) (Child leave for parents of disabled child (reimbursable)) - kuni aprillini 2022 / valid until April 2022 9 – Puudumine tööandja loal (Leave on employer permission) 10 – Hoolduspuhkus (Carer’s leave) 1001 – Tööluus (Absent from work) 1004 – Palgata puhkus (Unpaid vacation) 1005 – Vanemapuhkus (Parental leave) - endise nimetusega Lapsehoolduspuhkus / previously named Child care leave 1006 – Aja- ja asendusteenistus (Leave for national service) 1008 – Töövõimetus (tööandja ei hüvita) (Temporary incapacity (without employer’s compensation)) 1009 – Muu (arvatakse tööaasta hulka) (Other (included in the working year)) 1010 – Muu (ei arvata tööaasta hulka) (Other (not included in the working year)) 1011 – Lapsepuhkus (tasustamata) (Child leave without pay) 1012 - Töövõimetus (lõpetamata) (Temporary incapacity (uncompleted)) 1013 - Isapuhkus (tööandja ei hüvita) (Paternity leave (not reimbursable)) 1014 - Emapuhkus (Maternity leave) - endise nimetusega Sünnitusleht 1015 - Lapsepuhkus - kehtiv alates 01.04.2022 / valid from 01.04.2022 1016 - Puudega lapse lapsepuhkus - kehtiv alates 01.04.2022 / valid from 01.04.2022 |
| StartDate* | Date | Absence start date |
| AbsenceDays | Decimal 12.4 | Number of absence days |
| Month* | Int | Active month. |
| Year* | Int | Active year. |
| DocName | Str 64 | Name or number of the document. |
| EndDate | Date | Absence end date. Ignored if AbsenceDays has value. |
| AvgType | Int | 1 – Six month average 2 – Continous 3 – Custom sum (CustomSum needed) If AvgType not given, then Merit Palk will calculate absence sum, if needed, in the most favorable way for the employee. |
| CustomSum | Decimal 12.4 | Absence salary sum if AvgType = 3 |
| IncapStartDay | Int | On which absence day of the incapacity, the compensation starts: 2 – on second day of incapacity 3 – on third day of incapacity 4 – on fourth day of incapacity |
| IncapPercent | Decimal 12.4 | Incapacity compensation percent. Percent rate has to stay between 70 to 100. |
Compensation regulation for sick leaves has changed temporarily due to Covid-19! Employer’s compensation for employee sick leave can only start from the second day. Changes are temporary and apply for sick leaves which have issued from 01.01.2021 until 31.12.2022.
In order to reduce employee’s own responsibility in the event of illness and to reduce the risk of people becoming ill at work, thereby limiting the spread of COVID-19, the government decided to change the sick pay compensation system. According to the new procedure, the first day of illness is the employee’s own responsibility, the employer pays the benefit from the second to the fifth day, and the health insurance fund pays the benefit for sick days from the sixth day.