WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does short-term paid sick leave cover self-employed workers, part-time workers, and recently hired workers?

Self-employed workers are “self-employed,” “own-account,” and “independent workers,” regardless of sector. Paid sick leave is considered to be explicitly guaranteed to self-employed workers when social security legislation explicitly outlines coverage for self-employed workers either as part of the main social security sickness benefit or a separate program. This includes both mandatory and voluntary coverage. Coverage for self-employed denotes explicit guarantees of benefits.

Part-time workers are employees whose normal hours of work are less than full-time. This threshold is defined in relation to normal full-time hours as defined nationally, and does not include overtime. Coverage to part-time workers denotes explicit guarantees for part-time work or guarantees to workers generally without specifically addressing part-time work.

Recently hired workers means workers with one month of tenure. Paid sick leave is considered to be guaranteed to recently hired workers when legislation does not specify a minimum tenure or contribution requirement to be eligible for leave or specifies a requirement that is one month or less. Coverage to recently hired workers denotes an absence of a tenure requirement of one month or more.

Coverage for some of these workers means that legislation guarantees paid sick leave to part-time workers, or self-employed workers, or recently hired workers

Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers means that legislation covers all of these workers.

Countries

Republic of Korea - No explicit paid sick leave for these workers

Marshall Islands - No explicit paid sick leave for these workers

Micronesia, Federated States of - No explicit paid sick leave for these workers

Nauru - No explicit paid sick leave for these workers

Palau - No explicit paid sick leave for these workers

Somalia - No explicit paid sick leave for these workers

Sri Lanka - No explicit paid sick leave for these workers

Tonga - No explicit paid sick leave for these workers

United States of America - No explicit paid sick leave for these workers

Afghanistan - Coverage for some of these workers

Algeria - Coverage for some of these workers

Angola - Coverage for some of these workers

Argentina - Coverage for some of these workers

Australia - Coverage for some of these workers

Azerbaijan - Coverage for some of these workers

Bahamas - Coverage for some of these workers

Bahrain - Coverage for some of these workers

Bangladesh - Coverage for some of these workers

Barbados - Coverage for some of these workers

Belize - Coverage for some of these workers

Benin - Coverage for some of these workers

Bhutan - Coverage for some of these workers

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Coverage for some of these workers

Botswana - Coverage for some of these workers

Brunei - Coverage for some of these workers

Burkina Faso - Coverage for some of these workers

Cambodia - Coverage for some of these workers

Cameroon - Coverage for some of these workers

Canada - Coverage for some of these workers

Central African Republic - Coverage for some of these workers

Chad - Coverage for some of these workers

Chile - Coverage for some of these workers

China - Coverage for some of these workers

Comoros - Coverage for some of these workers

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Coverage for some of these workers

Republic of the Congo - Coverage for some of these workers

Costa Rica - Coverage for some of these workers

Cuba - Coverage for some of these workers

Cyprus - Coverage for some of these workers

Denmark - Coverage for some of these workers

Djibouti - Coverage for some of these workers

Dominica - Coverage for some of these workers

Dominican Republic - Coverage for some of these workers

Egypt - Coverage for some of these workers

Eritrea - Coverage for some of these workers

Ethiopia - Coverage for some of these workers

Fiji - Coverage for some of these workers

Gabon - Coverage for some of these workers

The Gambia - Coverage for some of these workers

Georgia - Coverage for some of these workers

Ghana - Coverage for some of these workers

Greenland - Coverage for some of these workers

Grenada - Coverage for some of these workers

Guatemala - Coverage for some of these workers

Guinea - Coverage for some of these workers

Guinea-Bissau - Coverage for some of these workers

Guyana - Coverage for some of these workers

Honduras - Coverage for some of these workers

India - Coverage for some of these workers

Indonesia - Coverage for some of these workers

Iraq - Coverage for some of these workers

Ireland - Coverage for some of these workers

Israel - Coverage for some of these workers

Jamaica - Coverage for some of these workers

Japan - Coverage for some of these workers

Jordan - Coverage for some of these workers

Kazakhstan - Coverage for some of these workers

Kenya - Coverage for some of these workers

Kiribati - Coverage for some of these workers

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Coverage for some of these workers

Kuwait - Coverage for some of these workers

Kyrgyzstan - Coverage for some of these workers

Lesotho - Coverage for some of these workers

Liberia - Coverage for some of these workers

Madagascar - Coverage for some of these workers

Malawi - Coverage for some of these workers

Malaysia - Coverage for some of these workers

Maldives - Coverage for some of these workers

Mali - Coverage for some of these workers

Mauritania - Coverage for some of these workers

Mauritius - Coverage for some of these workers

Mexico - Coverage for some of these workers

Monaco - Coverage for some of these workers

Morocco - Coverage for some of these workers

Mozambique - Coverage for some of these workers

Myanmar - Coverage for some of these workers

Nepal - Coverage for some of these workers

Nicaragua - Coverage for some of these workers

Niger - Coverage for some of these workers

Nigeria - Coverage for some of these workers

Oman - Coverage for some of these workers

Pakistan - Coverage for some of these workers

Papua New Guinea - Coverage for some of these workers

Paraguay - Coverage for some of these workers

Peru - Coverage for some of these workers

The Philippines - Coverage for some of these workers

Qatar - Coverage for some of these workers

Rwanda - Coverage for some of these workers

Samoa - Coverage for some of these workers

Sao Tome and Principe - Coverage for some of these workers

Saudi Arabia - Coverage for some of these workers

Senegal - Coverage for some of these workers

Sierra Leone - Coverage for some of these workers

Singapore - Coverage for some of these workers

Solomon Islands - Coverage for some of these workers

South Africa - Coverage for some of these workers

South Sudan - Coverage for some of these workers

St. Kitts and Nevis - Coverage for some of these workers

St. Lucia - Coverage for some of these workers

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Coverage for some of these workers

Sudan - Coverage for some of these workers

Suriname - Coverage for some of these workers

Eswatini - Coverage for some of these workers

Switzerland - Coverage for some of these workers

Syria - Coverage for some of these workers

Tanzania - Coverage for some of these workers

Timor-Leste - Coverage for some of these workers

Togo - Coverage for some of these workers

Trinidad and Tobago - Coverage for some of these workers

Tunisia - Coverage for some of these workers

Türkiye - Coverage for some of these workers

Turkmenistan - Coverage for some of these workers

Tuvalu - Coverage for some of these workers

Uganda - Coverage for some of these workers

United Arab Emirates - Coverage for some of these workers

Uruguay - Coverage for some of these workers

Uzbekistan - Coverage for some of these workers

Vanuatu - Coverage for some of these workers

Vietnam - Coverage for some of these workers

Yemen - Coverage for some of these workers

Zambia - Coverage for some of these workers

Zimbabwe - Coverage for some of these workers

Albania - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Andorra - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Antigua and Barbuda - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Armenia - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Austria - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Belarus - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Belgium - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Bolivia - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Brazil - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Bulgaria - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Burundi - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Cabo Verde - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Colombia - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Cote d'Ivoire - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Croatia - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Czech Republic - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Ecuador - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

El Salvador - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Equatorial Guinea - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Estonia - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Finland - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

France - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Germany - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Greece - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Haiti - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Hungary - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Iceland - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Iran - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Italy - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Laos - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Latvia - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Lebanon - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Libya - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Liechtenstein - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Lithuania - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Luxembourg - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

North Macedonia - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Malta - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Moldova - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Mongolia - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Montenegro - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Namibia - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

The Netherlands - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

New Zealand - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Norway - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Panama - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Poland - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Portugal - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Romania - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Russian Federation - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

San Marino - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Serbia - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Seychelles - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Slovakia - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Slovenia - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Spain - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Sweden - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Tajikistan - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Thailand - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Ukraine - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

United Kingdom - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers

Venezuela - Paid sick leave covers self-employed, part-time, and recently hired workers