The Sick Leave Act 2022 introduced a significant new right for employees in Ireland: employer-paid sick leave. This groundbreaking scheme is being gradually implemented over several years, from 2023 to 2026. Currently, employees are entitled to five paid sick days per year, paid at 70% of their gross salary, with a daily cap of €110.

While the original plan was to expand the entitlement to seven days in January 2025 and ten days in 2026, these increases have not yet come into effect. The scheme is under review, with Fine Gael’s manifesto, Securing Your Future, stating that any further expansion will depend on “research and affordability for businesses.” For now, the entitlement remains at five days.
A letter to update your employees, is available as a FREE Download, on the Early Years Shop, here:
https://earlyyearsshop.ie/product/update-on-statutory-sick-pay-scheme-2025-letter-to-employees-free/