We ie in Ireland have no Statutory Sick Pay entitlement. Many European countries have legislation regarding sick pay, but in Ireland, we do not.

In September 2020 the Labour Party proposed a Sick Leave and Parental Leave Covid-10 Bill which proposes putting an Entitlement to Sick Leave ie with pay on a statutory footing. The Bill proposes sick leave of up to 30 days in any 12 months in respect of such a leave entitlement.

The above Bill proposes that employee complaints in relation to a sick leave entitlement could be referred to the Workplace Relations Commission.

There are though, many questions which will first need to be addressed, in our opinion, before such a bill becomes law, such as, what happens to Social Welfare Rights and illness protection policy if an employer is paying the wage during the leave period, and what if an employee is not using the leave-in the way it was designed for. What can an employer do then, for example.

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