{"id":60927,"date":"2023-11-30T15:39:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T10:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/?p=60927"},"modified":"2023-12-20T22:51:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T17:21:17","slug":"social-welfare-sick-pay-entitlement-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seminarsonly.com\/news\/social-welfare-sick-pay-entitlement-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Welfare Sick Pay Entitlement Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Social Welfare Sick Pay Entitlement Ireland<\/span><\/h1>\n

Since 1 January 2023, you have a right to 3 days\u2019 sick pay a year. This is called\u00a0statutory sick pay\u00a0(that means the legal minimum).\u00a0Sick pay is paid by your employer\u00a0at 70% of your normal pay up to a maximum of \u20ac110 a day.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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You must be an employee and be working at least 13 weeks with your employer before you can get statutory sick pay.<\/p>\n

Your employer can have a more generous sick pay scheme, but they can’t give you less than the statutory amount.<\/p>\n

Upcoming changes<\/b><\/h3>\n

From 1 January 2024, paid\u00a0sick leave will increase<\/a>\u00a0from 3 to 5 days a year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What is the Statutory Sick Pay scheme (SSP)?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is the legal minimum sick pay.<\/p>\n

The entitlement to paid sick leave is being phased in over 4 years:<\/p>\n