From 24 July 2021, minimum sick leave entitlements will increase from 5 days to 10 days per year.
Employees will get the extra five days when they reach their next entitlement date – either after reaching 6 months’ employment or on their sick leave entitlement anniversary (12 months after they were last entitled to sick leave).
The maximum amount of unused sick leave that an employee can be entitled to will remain at 20 days.
Employees who already get 10 or more sick days a year will not be affected by this change.
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