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To: Leo Varadkar, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Make Sick Pay Mandatory in Ireland

Protect Workers against loss of income due and introduce mandatory sick pay for all workers.

Why is this important?

The pandemic has exposed big failings in how workers are protected against loss of income when they have to take days off work due to sickness. Ireland is completely out of line with European norms in not requiring all employers to continue to pay our wages if we are forced to miss work because we fall ill. We ask that a guaranteed period of paid sick leave of no less than 2 weeks and paid at 100% of the worker's wage is mandatory. Hundreds and thousands of low paid essential workers do not receive sick pay and face being financially compelled to keep working when sick.
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2020-12-17 18:38:08 +0000

25 signatures reached

2020-11-12 12:52:42 +0000

10 signatures reached