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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
United States of America
- No national paid sick leave
Nauru
- No national paid sick leave
Sri Lanka
- No national paid sick leave
Somalia
- No national paid sick leave
India
- No national paid sick leave
Palau
- No national paid sick leave
Federated States of Micronesia
- No national paid sick leave
Tonga
- No national paid sick leave
Republic of Korea
- No national paid sick leave
Marshall Islands
- No national paid sick leave
Tuvalu
- No national paid sick leave
Liberia
- Yes, 12 months tenure required
Sierra Leone
- Yes, 12 months tenure required
Malawi
- Yes, 12 months tenure required
Samoa
- Yes, 12 months tenure required
Ireland
- At least 12 months of contributions required
Barbados
- At least 12 months of contributions required
Dominican Republic
- At least 12 months of contributions required
Guatemala
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Singapore
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Hungary
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Honduras
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Haiti
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Guyana
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Guinea
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Morocco
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Grenada
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Monaco
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Greece
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Mozambique
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Myanmar
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
South Africa
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Namibia
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Norway
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Panama
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Papua New Guinea
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Laos
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Malta
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
The Philippines
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Portugal
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Qatar
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Lesotho
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Lebanon
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Fiji
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Israel
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Pakistan
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Mauritius
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Mexico
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Kiribati
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Kenya
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Sao Tome and Principe
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Jamaica
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
France
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Solomon Islands
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Trinidad and Tobago
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Cambodia
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Vanuatu
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Chile
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Azerbaijan
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Bahamas
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Bahrain
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Canada
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Uruguay
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Belgium
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Tanzania
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Tunisia
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Belize
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Türkiye
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
United Kingdom
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Bhutan
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Brunei
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Uganda
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Colombia
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
United Arab Emirates
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Suriname
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Estonia
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
St. Kitts and Nevis
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Costa Rica
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Switzerland
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
St. Lucia
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Algeria
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Sweden
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Eswatini
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Cyprus
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Andorra
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Egypt
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Denmark
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Sudan
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Dominica
- Tenure or contribution requirements, but less than 12 months
Vietnam
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Nigeria
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Zambia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Uzbekistan
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Oman
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Yemen
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Paraguay
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Venezuela
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Spain
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Peru
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Thailand
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Nicaragua
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Slovenia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Slovakia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Syria
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Tajikistan
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Serbia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Senegal
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Saudi Arabia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Ukraine
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
San Marino
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Timor-Leste
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Togo
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
South Sudan
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Rwanda
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Russian Federation
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Turkmenistan
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Romania
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Poland
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Niger
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Afghanistan
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
New Zealand
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Cameroon
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
El Salvador
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Ecuador
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Djibouti
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Czech Republic
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Cuba
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Croatia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Cote d'Ivoire
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Republic of the Congo
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Comoros
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
China
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Chad
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Central African Republic
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Cabo Verde
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Burundi
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Eritrea
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Bangladesh
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Angola
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Antigua and Barbuda
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Argentina
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Armenia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Australia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Austria
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Belarus
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Burkina Faso
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Benin
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Bolivia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Botswana
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Brazil
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Bulgaria
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Equatorial Guinea
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Ethiopia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
The Netherlands
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Albania
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Nepal
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Montenegro
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Mongolia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Moldova
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Mauritania
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Mali
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Maldives
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Malaysia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Madagascar
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
North Macedonia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Luxembourg
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Lithuania
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Liechtenstein
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Libya
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Latvia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Finland
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Indonesia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Gabon
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
The Gambia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Georgia
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Germany
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Guinea-Bissau
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Iceland
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Iran
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Kyrgyzstan
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Iraq
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Italy
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Japan
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Jordan
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Kazakhstan
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Kuwait
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
Zimbabwe
- No explicit tenure or contribution requirements to access at least some leave
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