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Wednesday 2 December 2020
An employment law expert explains the current legal situation and the government’s options.
Ireland is one of only five EU members that doesn’t recognise sick pay as a right.
In the case, the paramedic attended a football match the day after he went on sick leave.
The manager has been suffering from pneumonia, and will be absent for next week’s reunion with former club Napoli.
The secretary general of the department said 3,000 staff members are over 55.
The man later said he had taken six weeks’ sick leave in order to be with his wife and daughter who were suffering from severe depression.
A new campaign aims to raise awareness of its affects.
Harrison has been on unpaid leave for a number of months after his illness benefit scheme expired.
Public sector workers’ average number of sick days each year is twice that of the private sector according to figures released by the government.
You can also carry over the leave you’ve build up, for up to 15 months.
Leo Varadkar has announced a new initiative for public sector employees. – but is it a good idea or a bad idea?
I never thought, in my wildest dreams, that a mere three weeks could change my life so drastically.
Now you can get off work by telling your boss you have Zombie Flu. Possibly.
The court said that there is no proposal to reduce core or basic pay but acknowledged that many of the proposals would “impact significantly” on employees.
He wasn’t really meant to be in Australia.
The Health Minister will demand that hospitals take a tougher line with staff in order to target excessive absenteeism rates.
More than 100 staff have also had their sick leave scheme suspended in the last six months.
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
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The amount of paid sick leave is to be reduced from six months to three months.
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Sick leave costs the Government and businesses millions every year. So should employees have to provide proof?
Here’s what the official regulations say…
In one Government department, the average employee had a day off sick every three weeks.
Reduction in overtime, changes to sick leave and annual leave, and an increase in working hours are all on the table for Bus Éireann workers.
However, its chief executive said employers are concerned about another summer event – Euro 2012.
All the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces that you may have missed…
Certified and uncertified sick days taken by civil and public service workers cost about €551.2 million per year.
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The proposals, which would see employers pay for the first four weeks of sick leave, are being discussed at a forum today.
People under 30 are also far more likely to call in sick to work than those over 55, according to the study.
THE SHOPS ARE back, festive music is playing and the weather is going to get absolutely Baltic this week. Even though it’s been a strange year, you’d know Christmas is on the way.
But although it’s a time for giving and the shops are open again, the usual scenes of charity fundraisers on the streets will likely be less frequent due to public health concerns.
Many people make a point of putting some money, food or other items away to make a donation to a particular cause around this time of year, and will likely have to go a bit out of their way to do so in 2020.
Are you one of those people? This morning we want to know: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
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