Declaration of sickness and medical certificate. The employee shall provide the employer with a declaration of sickness, stating the time and extent of the absence. The employer or the Swedish Social Insurance Agency may ask the employee to provide a medical certificate showing the level of incapacity to work and the length of the period of sickness. A medical certificate must always be provided from the eighth day of sickness. The employer does not have to pay sick pay if a declaration and certificate have not been provided or if the information is incorrect and of significance in terms of the entitlement to sick pay. If the employer so requests, the employee shall provide evidence of the reduction in their capacity to work with a medical certificate from an earlier date. The employer has the right to nominate the certifying doctor. It is of mutual interest – as a rehabilitation measure – that the cause should be clarified as early as possible, particularly in the case of recurring illness.
