In ireland how many weeks of payed holidays are you entitled to?

Question

and how many sick days?payed aswell

Answer 1

Your entitled to 21 days paid holidays a year, and 5 uncertified sick leave days a year, but thats comes at your employers discretion, so get a sick cert from your doctor.

Answer 2

i have found 40hrs to be the standard week, must look for a job where the lad above me works 37.5 but anyway, you are entitled to 20 days PAID holidays per year, with some companies extending that by a few days the longer you stay with them.

dont know anything about sick days, cos i have only rang in sick twice in the 14 years i have been working and i dont count them as holidays like some people do.

Answer 3

Do you realize that the  spelling "payed" is an obsolete spelling except as a nautical term or in reference to a subscribed or monthly service?  In your usage here, the correct word is "paid".  Recently. "payed" has been rampant on this site and I just can't take it any more.  Now, I don't know about in Ireland ( would be interested to know), but in the U.S.  the number of paid days off and sick days  offered to employees is determined by the employer.  It is necessary to talk to the human resources department or your supervisor to learn these details.  If it is different in Ireland, I  hope someone explains it so we can both learn.

Answer 4

The usual full time job is 37.5 hours a week in Ireland not 40 hours like in the states. You are entitled legally to a minimum of 20 days paid holiday (or vacation as it’s called in the states). Most jobs will start you on at least 22 days if they are any good. Were you to be working part time you are legally entitled to 8 hours per 100 hours worked. You also get paid for 11 or 13 holidays (called bank holidays) can’t remember which. You get paid for these holidays even if you don’t work them.  Not really sure about sick time but what I have noticed between two countries that in Ireland it is very much time that is to be used for being sick & not like a floating holiday type thing a lot of companies like in the states. Workers rights/benefits are a lot more similar between companies in Ireland than in the States where a lot is left up to the employer. In Ireland it is more state protected right/entitlements. E.g. from the last budget a woman is entitled to 6 months leave after giving birth/adopting.

You can find out lots of stuff about employment rights from Employment Rights & Industrial Relations Division of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Their website is www.entemp.gov.ie

Answer 5

i work here in ireland, and i get 288 hours holiday per year.

as for sick pay, it really is down to the employer.If you got injured at work, some places may still pay your wages in agreement that you dont sue them, but this is very very rare. Normally they "sign off" on the sick. they can get a sickline from the doctor or,a self certifed document to ake leave.

this s not paid for by the company.

In most cases, people get SSP (Statutory Sick Pay) which is abou £60 or so per week. not really worth it in my eyes

Answer 6

I think it is 4 weeks and 3 sick days depending how long you are working where ever u are.