All Irish workers will be entitled to paid sick pay for the first time later this year under new laws, after the Cabinet gave the green-light to Tanáiste Leo Varadkar on his Sick Leave Bill.
Ireland is one of few advanced economies in Europe without a mandatory sick leave entitlement – with only about half of all workers benefitting from the payment.
Mr Varadkar said: “No one should feel pressured to come to work when they are ill because they can’t afford not to.
