Getting sick on holiday
When you fall ill on holiday, you cannot enjoy (part of) your holiday. It is therefore the case that part of the holiday days taken by you can be added back to your holiday days still to be taken. The employee must then be aware of the fact that you have become ill and may sometimes require you to provide a certificate from a doctor abroad to prove your illness.
Offsetting sick days and holidays
Much of what is arranged regarding the settlement of sickness days and holidays can be laid down in the employment contract. For example, it may be laid down that days on which an employee is ill may be counted as holidays. However, it can also be agreed that the holidays on which an employee is ill are settled and therefore count as days of illness instead of holidays. It is important that this only applies to holidays in both situations. In any case, it is important that the employee agrees to this.
On holiday when you are already ill (for a longer period of time)
Long-term sick employees often remain at the end of their employment with a large number of holidays, which, if still valid, have to be paid by the employer. Only with the approval of the employee may an employer mark a day of illness as a holiday. But if this is not approved, what then? Then the employer will have to pay out the vacation days (if they have not yet expired). It is important for an employer, given the percentage of wages he has to pay, to be well aware of the agreements that have been made and whether or not an employee is sick prior to or during his holiday.