WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Who provides paid sick leave during the first six weeks of illness?

Provision of paid sick leave in full or in part by social security during the first six weeks of illness can help reduce the burden on businesses when workers are sick.

Employers only means that employers are generally responsible for providing paid sick leave benefits during the first six weeks of illness. Social security programs may provide benefits for longer illnesses or for a subset of workers, such as the self-employed.

Employer and social security includes three different ways that employers and social security systems share the provision of paid sick leave benefits. They are: (1) employers pay for a portion of leave before benefits from social security begin, (2) employers are required to supplement benefit levels paid by social security, and/or (3) employers are required to pay benefits when workers do not meet contribution requirements to access paid leave benefits in the social security system.

Countries

Republic of Korea - No paid sick leave

Marshall Islands - No paid sick leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No paid sick leave

Nauru - No paid sick leave

Palau - No paid sick leave

Somalia - No paid sick leave

Sri Lanka - No paid sick leave

Tonga - No paid sick leave

United States of America - No paid sick leave

Afghanistan - Employer only

Angola - Employer only

Argentina - Employer only

Australia - Employer only

Austria - Employer only

Bahrain - Employer only

Bangladesh - Employer only

Benin - Employer only

Bhutan - Employer only

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Employer only

Botswana - Employer only

Brunei - Employer only

Burkina Faso - Employer only

Cameroon - Employer only

Central African Republic - Employer only

Chad - Employer only

Comoros - Employer only

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Employer only

Republic of the Congo - Employer only

Cote d'Ivoire - Employer only

Croatia - Employer only

Djibouti - Employer only

Eritrea - Employer only

Ethiopia - Employer only

Fiji - Employer only

Gabon - Employer only

The Gambia - Employer only

Georgia - Employer only

Germany - Employer only

Ghana - Employer only

Haiti - Employer only

Indonesia - Employer only

Israel - Employer only

Jamaica - Employer only

Jordan - Employer only

Kazakhstan - Employer only

Kenya - Employer only

Kiribati - Employer only

Kuwait - Employer only

Lesotho - Employer only

Liberia - Employer only

Libya - Employer only

Luxembourg - Employer only

North Macedonia - Employer only

Madagascar - Employer only

Malawi - Employer only

Malaysia - Employer only

Maldives - Employer only

Mali - Employer only

Mauritania - Employer only

Mauritius - Employer only

Montenegro - Employer only

Myanmar - Employer only

Nepal - Employer only

The Netherlands - Employer only

Niger - Employer only

Nigeria - Employer only

Oman - Employer only

Papua New Guinea - Employer only

Qatar - Employer only

Rwanda - Employer only

Samoa - Employer only

Saudi Arabia - Employer only

Senegal - Employer only

Serbia - Employer only

Sierra Leone - Employer only

Singapore - Employer only

Slovenia - Employer only

Solomon Islands - Employer only

South Sudan - Employer only

Sudan - Employer only

Suriname - Employer only

Eswatini - Employer only

Switzerland - Employer only

Syria - Employer only

Tanzania - Employer only

Timor-Leste - Employer only

Togo - Employer only

Tuvalu - Employer only

Uganda - Employer only

United Arab Emirates - Employer only

United Kingdom - Employer only

Vanuatu - Employer only

Yemen - Employer only

Zambia - Employer only

Zimbabwe - Employer only

Algeria - Social security only

Andorra - Social security only

Barbados - Social security only

Belarus - Social security only

Burundi - Social security only

Canada - Social security only

Chile - Social security only

China - Social security only

Cuba - Social security only

Cyprus - Social security only

Dominica - Social security only

Dominican Republic - Social security only

Egypt - Social security only

Greenland - Social security only

Guinea - Social security only

Guinea-Bissau - Social security only

Guyana - Social security only

India - Social security only

Iran - Social security only

Ireland - Social security only

Italy - Social security only

Japan - Social security only

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Social security only

Kyrgyzstan - Social security only

Mexico - Social security only

Monaco - Social security only

Morocco - Social security only

Mozambique - Social security only

Nicaragua - Social security only

Pakistan - Social security only

The Philippines - Social security only

Portugal - Social security only

San Marino - Social security only

St. Kitts and Nevis - Social security only

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Social security only

Tajikistan - Social security only

Trinidad and Tobago - Social security only

Tunisia - Social security only

Türkiye - Social security only

Turkmenistan - Social security only

Uruguay - Social security only

Uzbekistan - Social security only

Vietnam - Social security only

Albania - Employer and social security

Antigua and Barbuda - Employer and social security

Armenia - Employer and social security

Azerbaijan - Employer and social security

Bahamas - Employer and social security

Belgium - Employer and social security

Belize - Employer and social security

Bolivia - Employer and social security

Brazil - Employer and social security

Bulgaria - Employer and social security

Cabo Verde - Employer and social security

Colombia - Employer and social security

Costa Rica - Employer and social security

Czech Republic - Employer and social security

Denmark - Employer and social security

Ecuador - Employer and social security

El Salvador - Employer and social security

Equatorial Guinea - Employer and social security

Estonia - Employer and social security

Finland - Employer and social security

France - Employer and social security

Greece - Employer and social security

Grenada - Employer and social security

Guatemala - Employer and social security

Honduras - Employer and social security

Hungary - Employer and social security

Iceland - Employer and social security

Iraq - Employer and social security

Latvia - Employer and social security

Liechtenstein - Employer and social security

Lithuania - Employer and social security

Malta - Employer and social security

Moldova - Employer and social security

Mongolia - Employer and social security

Namibia - Employer and social security

New Zealand - Employer and social security

Norway - Employer and social security

Panama - Employer and social security

Peru - Employer and social security

Poland - Employer and social security

Romania - Employer and social security

Russian Federation - Employer and social security

Seychelles - Employer and social security

Slovakia - Employer and social security

South Africa - Employer and social security

Spain - Employer and social security

St. Lucia - Employer and social security

Sweden - Employer and social security

Thailand - Employer and social security

Ukraine - Employer and social security

Venezuela - Employer and social security