Equal Futures

Are workers required to have worked for their employers for a year to receive paid sick leave benefits?

Tenure or contribution requirements impact whether workers who have recently changed jobs (voluntarily, due to unemployment, or after finishing school), have access to paid sick leave benefits.

Tenure refers to length of continuous employment with the same employer

Contribution refers to payments (typically a defined percentage of earnings deducted from worker paychecks) made to the national social insurance system

Yes, 12 months tenure required means that workers must have 12 months of continuous employment with the same employer to be eligible for paid sick leave benefits

At least 12 months of contributions required means that workers must make at least 12 months of contributions to national social security systems to be eligible for paid sick leave benefits. This indicator captures countries which require 12 consecutive months of contributions, as well as countries which require 12 months of contributions over a longer, non-consecutive period (e.g. 12 months of contributions over the past 18 months)

Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months means that workers must be continuously employed or make contributions to social security systems for a minimum amount of time to be eligible for paid sick leave benefits– but this minimum length is less than 12 months

No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave means that countries extend workers access to at least some paid sick leave benefits without explicitly requiring a minimum period of employment or number of contributions to a social security fund

Countries

Republic of Korea - No national paid sick leave

Marshall Islands - No national paid sick leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No national paid sick leave

Nauru - No national paid sick leave

Palau - No national paid sick leave

Somalia - No national paid sick leave

Sri Lanka - No national paid sick leave

Tonga - No national paid sick leave

United States of America - No national paid sick leave

Liberia - Yes, 12 months tenure required

Malawi - Yes, 12 months tenure required

Samoa - Yes, 12 months tenure required

Sierra Leone - Yes, 12 months tenure required

Tuvalu - Yes, 12 months tenure required

Algeria - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Azerbaijan - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Bahrain - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Belgium - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Belize - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Bhutan - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Brunei - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Denmark - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Dominica - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Estonia - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Fiji - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

France - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Greenland - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Guinea - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Guyana - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Haiti - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

India - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Israel - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Jamaica - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Kenya - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Kiribati - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Lebanon - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Lesotho - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Mauritius - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Mozambique - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Myanmar - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Norway - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Papua New Guinea - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Qatar - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Singapore - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Solomon Islands - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

St. Lucia - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Sudan - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Suriname - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Eswatini - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Sweden - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Switzerland - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Tanzania - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Uganda - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

United Arab Emirates - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

United Kingdom - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Vanuatu - Tenure requirements, but less than 12 months

Afghanistan - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Albania - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Andorra - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Angola - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Argentina - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Armenia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Australia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Austria - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Bahamas - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Bangladesh - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Barbados - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Belarus - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Benin - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Bolivia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Bosnia and Herzegovina - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Botswana - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Brazil - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Bulgaria - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Burkina Faso - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Burundi - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Cameroon - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Canada - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Cabo Verde - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Central African Republic - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Chad - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Chile - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

China - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Colombia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Comoros - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Republic of the Congo - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Costa Rica - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Croatia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Cuba - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Cyprus - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Czech Republic - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Djibouti - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Dominican Republic - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Ecuador - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Egypt - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

El Salvador - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Equatorial Guinea - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Eritrea - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Ethiopia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Finland - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Gabon - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

The Gambia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Georgia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Germany - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Greece - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Grenada - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Guatemala - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Guinea-Bissau - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Honduras - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Hungary - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Iceland - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Indonesia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Iran - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Iraq - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Ireland - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Italy - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Japan - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Jordan - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Kazakhstan - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Kuwait - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Kyrgyzstan - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Laos - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Latvia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Libya - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Liechtenstein - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Lithuania - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Luxembourg - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

North Macedonia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Madagascar - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Malaysia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Maldives - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Mali - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Malta - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Mauritania - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Mexico - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Moldova - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Monaco - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Mongolia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Montenegro - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Morocco - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Namibia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Nepal - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

The Netherlands - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

New Zealand - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Nicaragua - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Niger - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Nigeria - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Oman - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Pakistan - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Panama - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Paraguay - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Peru - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

The Philippines - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Poland - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Portugal - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Romania - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Russian Federation - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Rwanda - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

San Marino - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Saudi Arabia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Senegal - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Serbia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Seychelles - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Slovakia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Slovenia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

South Africa - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

South Sudan - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Spain - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Syria - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Tajikistan - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Thailand - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Timor-Leste - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Togo - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Tunisia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Türkiye - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Turkmenistan - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Ukraine - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Uruguay - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Uzbekistan - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Venezuela - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Vietnam - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Yemen - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Zambia - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave

Zimbabwe - No explicit tenure requirements to access at least some leave