The following information relates to the Civil Service. For managers in the commercial and non-commercial State sector please visit the relevant organisation's website on the links page.
- If you are sick, you may be absent for one or two days without having to provide a medical certificate.
- A maximum of seven days uncertified sick leave may be taken in any 12 month period.
- Any absence of more than two days requires a medical certificate.
- Sick leave whether certified or uncertified may affect your eligibility to apply for promotion including higher duties allowances.
- In general, sick leave of more than 56 days in the previous four years is likely to rule you out of being considered for promotion. There are some exceptions:
- If the sick leave is because you had a one-off injury which is not going to be repeated (eg sick leave for a broken arm would usually be discounted);
- The personnel officer may take account of any pattern of sick leave, so that a large block of sick leave early in the four years may be discounted if there has been no further sick leave.
Relevant circulars may be downloaded from the Department of Finance website.