Government appeals to employers to pay full wages if staff have to self-isolate

The Government has appealed to employers to pay workers their normal wages if staff have to self-isolate, or become ill from coronavirus.

Finance minister Paschal Donohoe said the Government is working on a national response to “a national public health crisis” and is joining with employers’ groups and unions in calling on all employers whose staff need to go into a period of isolation to continue to pay them as normal.