Protecting you in case of sickness

None of us know what the future holds, so it's reassuring to know that the Construction Federation Sick Pay Scheme is there to help if you become sick or cannot work because of injury. Below is a brief outline of the sick pay scheme. For full details of the scheme please see our booklet "Protecting you in case of sickness"  or our Sick pay rates flyer for the current rates payable.

Sick pay benefit:

Sick pay benefit of €37.51 a day is paid from the fourth day of illness for a maximum of 50 working days in a calendar year if the member:

• is currently employed by an employer taking part in the scheme; and 
• has paid at least 13 contributions in the six months before the start of their illness.

Benefit is not payable during official builder holiday periods, however, if the claimant’s employers was open for business and work was available had the claimant not been sick we will need a letter from the employer to confirm this.

If the claimant was attending a FÁS course for a certain period of time before the beginning of illness, we will need a letter from his/her employer confirming the dates that the claimant attended the course.

Sick pay benefit is not paid for weekend and/or Public Holidays.

Sick pay contribution rates for 2012

The contributions for the sick pay are:
• employer’s contribution – €1.27 a week; and
• employee’s contribution – €0.63 a week.

for full scheme contributions rates click here

For information on how to claim sick pay benefit click here.

Supplementary benefits

As well as the standard sick pay benefit, the scheme may also pay supplementary benefit if the claimant has been refused Social Welfare benefit. Supplementary benefit is only available if you state benefit has been refused.

For more information on supplementary benefit click here.

To go to our FAQ section on Sick Pay click here