Seán Ó Fearghaíl
Question:371. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding statutory sick pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52380/12]
View answerTuesday, 27 November 2012
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The position remains that the range of complex issues associated with the possible introduction of a scheme of statutory sick pay, including such matters as the provision of possible compensatory mechanisms for particularly vulnerable employers, the extent of coverage of such a scheme, the appropriate rate of payment involved and how a scheme would be enforced, continue to be examined in the Department. As I have indicated previously, all of these issues need to be addressed to the satisfaction of the Government before any decision could be taken on the possible introduction of a statutory sick pay scheme and in the event that the Government was to proceed with such a scheme, an impact assessment – in particular focusing on small and medium enterprises – would form part of the preparatory measures.