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Find out how labour laws work, and which benefits are available if you are injured or become ill.","Labour Laws South Sudan: Sick Leave","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave","labourlaw.labourlawpage","en_SS","2025-07-26T08:26:01.919055+00:00","2026-04-09T13:27:01.864350+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F296\u002Fedit\u002F",[18,21,24,27],{"title":19,"slug":20},"South Sudan","en-ss",{"title":22,"slug":23},"Work in South Sudan","work-in-south-sudan",{"title":25,"slug":26},"Labour Law","labour-law",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":29,"description":9,"image":30,"canonical":31,"robots":32,"og_type":33,"twitter_card":34,"locale":20,"created_at":35,"last_modified_at":36},"Sick Leave, Sick Pay, Job Security - South Sudan","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2025-07-26T10:26:01.919055+02:00","2026-04-09T15:27:02.042358+02:00","\u003Cdiv class=\"cobra-ll-view\">\n\n  \n\n    \n    \n  \n  \u003Ch1>Sick Leave\u003C\u002Fh1>\n  \u003Cspan class=\"lastupdated\">This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-23\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n  \n\n    \n  \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n  \n    \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Income\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>An employee is entitled to 12 days of sick leave on full pay per year of continuous service. Workers have to notify the employer of the need to take sick leave, and the anticipated duration of such sick leave, as soon as the employee becomes aware of incapacity to work. The employer can require an employee to provide a medical certificate verifying that the employee is incapacitated due to an illness or injury, and the duration for which this injury or illness will last. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §63 of the Labour Act, 2017\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Medical Care\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>No statutory medical benefits are provided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Job Security\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>Employment of worker is secure during sick leave or incapacity leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §63 of the Labour Act, 2017\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n    \n      \u003Cdiv class=\"regulations\">\n        \u003Ch2>Regulations on Sick Leave\u003C\u002Fh2>\n        \u003Cul>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Constitution of Sudan, 2019\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n          \u003Cli>\n            The Child Act, 2010\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n          \u003Cli>\n            The Combating of Human Trafficking Act, 2014\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n        \u003C\u002Ful>\n      \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n    \n        \n    \n    \u003Cdiv class=\"related\">\n      \u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          _ll_workinjury_URL_\n      \n          _ll_leave_URL_\n      \n          _ll_employmentsecurity_URL_\n      \n          _ll_family_URL_\n      \n          _ll_maternity_URL_\n      \n          _ll_healthsafety_URL_\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n  \n\n    \n    \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n    \u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\n  \n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","Your rights on sick leave and\u002For pay in South Sudan – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-23\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Income\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>An employee is entitled to 12 days of sick leave on full pay per year of continuous service. Workers have to notify the employer of the need to take sick leave, and the anticipated duration of such sick leave, as soon as the employee becomes aware of incapacity to work. 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