Sick Pay

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Q&A: What will the Sick Leave Bill mean for me?

Once passed, it will mean that all employees will be entitled to a maximum of 10 sick days each year by 2026

<p>An employee must obtain a medical certificate to avail of statutory sick pay and it will only cover 70% of wages.</p>

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All employees to be entitled to 10 days of paid sick leave

Under the Sick Leave Bill, employees will be entitled to three days of paid sick leave this year, five days in 2024, seven days in 2025 and 10 in 202

<p>To qualify for sick pay, employees will need to produce a sick cert from their GP, and they have to have been working for the company for at least six months. File picture: iStock</p>

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Sick pay: Is new scheme the right prescription for low-paid workers?

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has hailed the new sick pay legislation as 'part of the pandemic dividend' that will benefit the lowest-paid workers. But other say it doesn't go nearly far enough

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Sick pay: Employees and the dilemma Covid has thrown up

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Sick pay is finally on the mend

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Michael Clifford: UK court rulings give hope to precarious workers – it's time we follow suit

Government delay decision on sick pay for six months

The government has decided to delay a decision on a bill on Covid sick pay for six months. The Labour bill would provide access to sick pay for everyone who has to take days off because of a case or suspected case of COVID.

Tue, 22 Sep, 2020

Public sector sick days cost State over €380m in 2018

Sick days across the public sector cost the State over €380m last year, according to figures released by the Department of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform.

Wed, 17 Jul, 2019

Garda Representative Association loses court appeal over sick leave entitlements

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) has lost a Supreme Court appeal over a Government decision to halve their paid sick leave entitlements from March 2014.

Wed, 07 Feb, 2018