Ireland - Sick Leave Entitlement

Ireland - Sick Leave Entitlement

Sick Leave Entitlement in Ireland

From 1 January 2023, Irish employees have right to 3 days’ sick pay a year. This is called statutory sick pay (that means the legal minimum).

- Sick pay is paid by your employer at 70% of your normal pay up to a maximum of €110 a day.

- You must be an employee and be working at least 13 weeks with your employer before you can get statutory sick pay.

- Under the sick leave legislation, you must be certified by a GP as unable to work to qualify for statutory sick pay. You should be certified from day 1 of your sick leave.

The Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is the legal minimum sick pay. The entitlement to paid sick leave is being phased in over 4 years:

- 2023 - 3 days covered

- 2024 - 5 days covered

- 2025 - 7 days covered

- 2026 - 10 days covered

- The sick pay year is the calendar year, so it runs from 1 Jan to 31 Dec.

 

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