Legislation providing for a new Statutory Sick Pay Scheme in Ireland

The issue of a statutory entitlement to sick pay poses a dilemma for policymakers across developed economies. As Pollak argues, when attempting to optimize statutory sickness compensation benefits, policymakers are faced with a trade-off between protecting workers against the risk of income loss in...

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Publicado no:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/rdctss,
Auteurs principaux: Murphy, Caroline, Ryan, Lorraine
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado em: Revue de droit comparé du travail et de la sécurité sociale 2022
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Acesso em linha:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Resumo:The issue of a statutory entitlement to sick pay poses a dilemma for policymakers across developed economies. As Pollak argues, when attempting to optimize statutory sickness compensation benefits, policymakers are faced with a trade-off between protecting workers against the risk of income loss in the event of temporary work incapacity, while at the same time restricting moral hazard in order to limit public spending. To date, Ireland has remained one of the few advanced economies in Europe...