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Register care of children (vab)

Here you can find instructions on how, as an employee, to register care of a sick child (vab) in KTH-HR.

Photos in English

The photos explaining the different steps will be updated in English where it´s applicable. However, many steps will be shown in Swedish as it reflects the view in KTH-HR.

Make sure that you have checked the routine for parental allowance supplement /Parental salary (VAB)  before you register this in KTH-HR.

To be able to register for child care leave, you first need to register personal information  including your child's birth date.

Register care of children step by step

1. Start by clicking on "Employee" (Medarbetare) tab at the top of the page. A dropdown list will appear.

2. Click on "My Working Hours" (Min arbetstid) in the dropdown list.

Step 1, Employee tab and dropdown list.

3. A new window will open.

4. Click on the "Leave Application" (Ledighetsansökan) tab.

Step 4, click on leave Application.

5. Click on "Add" (Lägg till) in the Leave Application tab.

Step 5, click on Add.

6. Click on "Temporary Parental Leave (vab)/Eng" in the dropdown list under "Absence Reason" (Frånvaroorsak).

Shows temporary Parental Leave (vab)/Eng" in dropdown list

7. Select the start and end date in the calendar. If the leave applies to part of the day, enter the hours during which you took parental leave. For a full day of leave (100%), you do not need to enter the hours. Click "Save" (Spara).

Start and end date, enter hours for parental leave, save.

8. You will now return to the "Leave Application" (Ledighetsansökan) tab. Here, you can see all the leave requests you have submitted.

Shows window where you see your leave requests.

9. Click on your child’s date of birth in the dropdown list. If it is missing, you’ll need to register personal information  to enter your child’s date of birth.

Click on child’s date of birth in the dropdown list.
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