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Sick Leave Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Introduced
- 30 Mar 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Employees entitled to up to 3 statutory paid sick leave days per year when unwell, with Minister able to vary the number but never below 3 days.
- Employers must pay employees for sick leave at a rate set by Minister regulation; more favourable employer schemes satisfy the requirement instead.
- Labour Court may exempt employers unable to pay; employees protected from penalisation for taking sick leave; employers must keep records or face penalties.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil30 Mar 2022
- Second Stage33rd Dáil30 Mar 2022
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil7 Apr 2022
- Report Stage33rd Dáil4 May 2022
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil18 May 2022
- Second Stage26th Seanad18 May 2022
- Committee Stage26th Seanad15 Jun 2022
- Report Stage26th Seanad29 Jun 2022
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad5 Jul 2022
- Cream List33rd Dáil13 Jul 2022
- Enacted20 Jul 2022
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