asked the Minister for Finance if he will furnish details of sick-pay schemes now in operation and proposals, if any, under consideration, in the form of the reply to a parliamentary question on 3rd December, 1970.
Written Answers. - Sick-Pay Schemes.
144.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report. Following is the statement.
1. Sick Pay Schemes applicable in Departments generally
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Category of employee |
Qualifying period of service for sick pay |
Rates and duration of sick pay |
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Established Civil Servants |
— |
Full pay during properly certified sick absence, provided there is no evidence of permanent disability for service, may be allowed at the discretion of the Head of the Department and subject to any Service regulations in regard to leave, up to a maximum of 6 months in one year and half pay thereafter subject to a maximum of 12 months sick leave in any period of 4 years or less. |
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Unestablished and Tempo- rary Officers, Class I |
3 months continuous service |
Full pay for up to 6 weeks in any period of 12 months service; after 6 months continuous service full pay for up to 9 weeks in any period of 12 months service and after 12 months continuous service, full pay for up to 13 weeks in any period of 12 months service. |
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Class II |
6 months continuous service |
Full pay for up to 6 weeks in any period of 12 months service and after 12 months continuous service, full pay for up to 9 weeks in any period of 12 months service. |
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State industrial employees in full-time direct employ- ment |
6 months continuous service (or 34 weeks aggregate service) |
Full pay for up to 6 weeks in any period of 12 months service and after 12 months continuous service (or 68 weeks aggregate service) full pay for up to 9 weeks in any period of 12 months service. |
II. Special Conditions applicable to officers suffering from tuberculosis.
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Category of employee |
Qualifying period of service for sick pay |
Rates and duration of sick pay |
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Established Officers |
— |
A maximum of 6 months with full pay followed by 6 months on ¾ pay and by 6 months on ½ pay. |
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Unestablished Officers eli- gible under their ap- proved conditions of ser vice for ordinary sick pay. |
3 years |
A maximum of 3 months on full pay followed by 6 months on ¾ pay. |
NOTES:
(a) Any Established Officer whose period of service would enable him to qualify for a pension in the event of his retirement on grounds of ill-health may, when his normal sick pay entitlement is exhausted, be granted sick leave at pension rate of pay.
(b) The amounts of sick pay specified are subject to deduction of any Social Welfare/ Occupational Injury benefits payable to officers in respect of absence due to illness/accident on duty.
(c) The special pay arrangements for officers suffering from tuberculosis are allowed once only to any officer.
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III. Estimated number of employees in Departmanent not within the scope of any sick pay scheme: 1,595 |
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IV. Current Proposals |
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Category of Employee |
Claim Submitted |
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Civil servants covered by the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme |
Extension of the sick leave conditions for tuberculosis to certain cases of cancer. |
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State industrial employees |
Application of sick leave conditions for established civil servants. |