Covid-19 Pandemic
Dail Éireann — 2020-12-17
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Louise O'Reilly (SF), Dublin Fingal

Again, this is a fairly straightforward question. It is to ask if the Tánaiste is aware of the Organisation of Working Time (Amendment) (Carryover of Annual Leave) (Covid-19) Bill 2020 introduced in November. It seeks to allow workers carry over untaken annual leave and to give them a legal right to be able to do that. This is leave accrued as a result of Covid-19. I am aware that in some instances leave can be cashed in and they can take the money but after the year those on the front line in particular have had, I believe this capacity to carry over their annual leave and take it at a time when we can be freer would be very beneficial.

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Sitting date: 2020-12-17