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New bill would provide paid leave entitlements for health screenings

The Labour Party has put forward a new bill - the Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025 – which would provide leave entitlements for employees to attend health screenings.

Irish employees obtaining €25 digital sick certs without speaking to a doctor

The Irish Medical Council has been investigating a surge in Irish employees who have been obtaining €25 digital sick certs, without ever seeing or speaking to a doctor in the process.

Sick leave and sick pay

Sickness can happen at any time, especially as people start to lower their guard and with dramatic swings in weather that can happen with the change of the season. To keep employers prepared year-round, here we offer our best essential tips for sick leave and sick pay...

It's important to keep a record of your return to work meeting on file when your employee's been off work with sickness. Download your free ready-made return to work form template to keep track of staff absences now.

Calculating annual leave and holiday pay? Get it right the first time around with expert advice. Employers have a statutory obligation to provide paid annual leave to employees under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997. This law covers employees, apprentices and those employed through an employment agency. Annual leave and holiday pay calculations depend on several factors. For complete clarity, download our free guide.

If you have never created a written warning letter for sickness absence before, there's no need to stress - Peninsula has a template you can download for free.