The government has defined the outline of a new bill that will see all workers being entitled to a statutory minimum of 10 days’ paid sick leave from 2025, which gives employers time to prepare and plan for covering the additional costs involved (estimated at an average of 2.6% of salary by the Regulatory Impact Assessment). The reform will be implemented gradually starting with the right to 3 days in 2022, which rises to 5 days in 2023, 7 days in 2024, and finally 10 days in 2025. Companies will assume 70% of the cost of sick leave, up to a limit of €110 per day and per employee.
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