Downtime is a stoppage of work caused by the lack of organizational or technical conditions necessary for the performance of work, force majeure or other circumstances.
In the event that the insured person, who is on layoff and according to the order of the employer on the introduction of layoff, is obliged to be present at the workplace (or another place determined by the employer) with the appropriate work regime, one of the insured events specified in Art. 22 of the Law, assistance for temporary incapacity for work is provided on general grounds, in particular in accordance with the norms of Art. 22 and 24 of the Law, for days of incapacity for work, for which the employee loses payment.
At the same time, if the relevant insurance event occurred to an insured person who, according to the employer’s order to introduce downtime, is not required to be at the workplace and does not lose pay for the downtime, there are no grounds for payment of temporary disability benefits, according to the State Labor Office.