Sick Leave Act 2022

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Number 24 of 2022


SICK LEAVE ACT 2022


CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title and commencement

2. Definitions

3. Regulations and orders

4. Expenses

PART 2

Statutory Sick Leave

5. Employee’s entitlement to statutory sick leave

6. Variation of number of statutory sick leave days

7. Statutory sick leave payment

8. More favourable provision in contract of employment

9. Non-application of obligations under Act

10. Exemption from obligation to pay statutory sick leave payment

PART 3

Employment Rights

11. Protection of employment rights

12. Protection of employees from penalisation

13. Records

14. Decision under section 41 or 44 of Act of 2015

15. Amendment of Act of 2015


Acts Referred to

Adoptive Leave Act 1995 (No. 2)

Civil Service Commissioners Act 1956 (No. 45)

Interpretation Act 2005 (No. 23)

Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37)

Maternity Protection Act 1994 (No. 34)

Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (No. 25)

Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act 1973 (No. 4)

Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012 (No. 13)

Trade Union Act 1941 (No. 22)

Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2015

Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16)

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Number 24 of 2022


SICK LEAVE ACT 2022


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.

[20th July, 2022]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: