Ireland finally has legislation in place granting all workers basic sick leave but uncertainties remain about what people are entitled to.
Cabinet approved Statutory Sick Pay into law in March 2022, with the legislation taking effect at the beginning of this year. Irish workers previously had no automatic entitlement to sick leave under government law, with time off usually allocated by individual employers.
Employees can now receive up to 70 per cent of their normal weekly pay while on sick leave, capped at a maximum of €110 per day. The scheme is being introduced on a phased four year basis, meaning that employees will gradually receive more allocated sick leave per year.
