Plans to extend paid sick leave to 10 days stalled just as flu cases surge

Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar's sick leave scheme offers five paid sick days, with hopes to increase it to ten next year, but progress has stalled due to business lobbying.

Laura Bambrick from Ictu highlighted that the current system is the most inadequate in the EU and directly correlates with the spread of viruses like flu.

Bambrick emphasized that public health experts view paid sick leave as a crucial tool against infectious diseases, stating it can lower flu cases significantly.

Amid COVID-19, workers face tough choices of working sick or financial strain, raising concerns about public health versus economic pressures.

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