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Leave of absence

When you are on a leave of absence, you are still employed and therefore not eligible for unemployment benefits. This applies regardless of whether you are entitled to a salary or not.

In two cases, you may be entitled to benefits provided that you meet the other conditions:

  1. If, for health reasons, you are unable to work either in your current job or in another job with the same employer, but are no longer entitled to sickness benefits because Försäkringskassan has assessed that you have work capacity in relation to the labor market in general.

  2. If you are on leave from a part-time job to perform another job with the same or higher level of employment, and the two jobs cannot be combined.