Low-paid workers must be protected so that they do not have to make a choice between "declaring that they have Covid and losing their wages, or their job in some cases," the leader of the Labour Party has said.
The Labour Party has announced proposals to give workers a legal right to sick pay for the first time. It would also give parents the right to leave if their child has to say at home due to Covid-19.
The Sick Leave and Parental Leave Bill would ensure workers who fall sick get six weeks pay. Speaking on RTÉ's News at One, Alan Kelly called on the Government to support this "common sense policy" and put the bill into law in the next week and a half.