Paid sick leave to increase to five daysMinister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Neale Richmond has announced that the entitlement to paid sick leave will increase from three to five days on January 1, 2024. Lower paid workers who cannot afford to miss work when sick stand to benefit the most from this increase to five days paid sick leave." The move to 5 days sick leave is the second stage of our 4-year plan which will see employer-paid sick leave rise to 10 days in 2026. From 1 January 2024, the statutory sick leave entitlement will increase to 5 days’ statutory sick leave for the calendar year 2024. Will this increase in Sick Leave entitlement result in a corresponding increase in Illness Benefit waiting days?

Source: Irish Independent November 17, 2023 13:28 UTC