Lower paid workers are set to benefit most as the number of paid sick leave days is increased.
It'll rise from 3 to 5 days a year from the 1st of January, at a rate of 70 per cent of gross earnings, with a cap of 110 euro.
Paid sick leave is to increase from 3 to 5 days from January 1st.
Junior Employment Minister Neale Richmond says it's part of a plan to gradually increase the entitlement to 10 days.
