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Staff at Castlerea Prison in Co Roscommon took an average of 24.38 days off sick per person at an estimated cost of around €1.1m last year

Irish Prison Service said cost of sick leave hit €11.15m

Prison officers had to take more than 52,000 sick days last year with staff at one jail taking an average of 24 days illness leave each.

Business • 20 Sep 24

It is only the second time that the WRC has found an employer has breached the new law

Worker wins €1,400 over breach of sick leave rights

A worker who was written up when he took ill after a warning about absenteeism has won over €1,400 – three weeks' pay – for a breach of rights under the Sick Leave Act.

Business • 24 May 24

Sick leave laws came into operation in January 2023

Would pausing rollout of new sick pay laws be justified?

The new Taoiseach has promised to prioritise supports for small businesses, acknowledging that extra costs have been imposed on firms in quick succession.

Business • 13 Apr 24

Staffing agency first firm to lose Sick Leave Act claim

A staffing agency at Dublin Port has become the first company in Ireland found to be in breach of new legislation on sick leave which came into force last year.

Business • 13 Mar 24

The rate has dropped from 4.3% to 3.9% since the introduction of the Public Service Sick Leave Scheme

Sick leave rate in public service falls below 4%

The rate of sick leave among employees in the public service has fallen below 4% for the first time.

Business • 08 Jul 16

The average public servant was out sick for 8.7 days in 2014

Rate of sick leave in public service falls

Absenteeism and sick leave in the public service have fallen significantly since sick leave entitlements were effectively halved last year.

News • 06 Jul 15

The Government wants to reduce the public service bill for sick pay which cost around €550m a year

Sick leave for public servants to be halved

Sick leave entitlements for almost 300,000 public servants are to be halved following a Labour Court recommendation issued today writes Industrial & Employment Correspondent Ingrid Miley.

Business • 19 Jul 12

Bruton wants to avoid adding to employment costs

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has said the country's unemployment rate is "far too high".

Business • 13 Jul 12

SFA warns against additional sick leave pay costs

The Small Firms Association has said that placing additional sick leave pay costs on their members would add further pressure on those struggling and would cost jobs.

News • 03 Jul 12

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