Ireland: The new legislation coming into effect in Ireland is primarily intended to provide sick pay protection to many private sector workers and low paid workers.
Parliament in Ireland has passed a new law, the "Sick Leave Bill", which gives workers the right to paid sick leave.
Bill entitled an Act to provide that employees shall, subject to certain conditions, be entitled to up to and including 3 statutory sick leave days; to provide that the Minister may, subject to certain conditions, vary the number of statutory sick leave days; to provide that employees shall be entitled to payment, calculated in the prescribed manner, in respect of statutory sick leave; to make provision for the Labour Court, in certain circumstances, to exempt an employer from the provisions of this Act; to provide for the keeping of records; to amend the Workplace Relations Act 2015; and to provide for related matters.
In order to receive statutory sick pay an employee must obtain a medical certificate and this entitlement is subject to having worked for the employer for at least 13 weeks.
Employers pay sick pay at a rate of 70% of an employee's wages, subject to a maximum of €110 per day.
When it becomes law, employees will be entitled to three days of paid sick leave in the first year of employment, rising to 5 days in the second year, 7 days in the third year, and 10 days in the fourth year at the expense of employers.
It can be revised from time to time by order of the Minister in line with inflation and changing incomes.
Once entitlement to sickness pay from the employer has ended, employees who need to take more time off may qualify for sickness benefit from the Department of Social Protection, subject to PRSI contributions.
The government said the legislation is primarily intended to provide a level of sick pay protection to many private sector workers and low earners who currently do not receive sick pay or are not eligible for sick pay.
He said he was aware of the implications the new law would have on employers. Varadkar said.
"That's why we're doing it in phases, and I think we've designed it to be affordable,"
Welcoming the passing of the Sick Leave Bill, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar described it as a very important new employment right.
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