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Sickness Absence Section, Garda HR Directorate

Sickness Absence Section

This section is based in Garda HR Directorate, located at:

Athlumney House,IDA Business Park,
Johnstown,
Navan,
Co. Meath C15 ND62

Role of Sickness Absence Management Section

  • Provide advice and guidance to Supervisors, Garda Members and Garda Staff as and when required.
  • Organise Garda Occupational Health Service (GOHS) appointments.
  • Administer the transactional elements of the Sick Absence Management Policy.
  • Statistical Reporting of Sick Leave.
  • Policy Review and Development for Sick Leave 

The Sickness Absence Team are responsible for Garda Members and Garda Staff.

Garda Members should mail all correspondence to HRM_Sick@garda.ie and Garda Staff to HRM.CivilianSick@garda.ie. 

Sickness Absence Further Information 

Late Claims/Certs 

The Department of Social Protection have informed HR Directorate if medical certs are received 6 months or more late they may refuse to accept them so anyone submitting ‘late’ certs would need to provide good reason for the delay. The same applies to late claims. 

Any accompanying explanation will be considered but as each case will be determined on its own merits we cannot guarantee the outcome in advance. 

Please be aware of this going forward as it may impact on individual claims or payments. 

Garda Occupational Health Service Referral 

An employee of An Garda Síochána can be referred to the Garda Occupational Health Service (GOHS) through the Head of the HR Directorate (HRM_Sick@garda.ie Garda Members or HRM.CivilianSick@garda.ie Garda Staff), because of one of the following reasons: 

  • Continuous sickness absence that exceeds 28 days.
  • Frequent short term sickness absences that exceed 12 accumulated days in a working year. Referrals can be made in conjunction with Manager’s addressing recurring absence with the employee.
  • Employee injured on duty (resulting in continuing sickness absence greater than 7 days and/or management concerned re fitness for full operational duties).
  • Management concerned re mental health of employee. 

In all cases employees should be advised, in the first instance, to engage with their Doctor and/or Treating Specialist and avail of Organisational Supports such as the Employee Assistance Service (EAS). 

Sick Leave Entitlements Garda Members and Garda Staff 

  1. Ordinary Illness 

The Sick Leave entitlement for Garda Staff and Garda Members is as follows:

  • A maximum of 92 days sick leave on full pay in a year.
  • Followed by a maximum of 91 days sick leave on half pay.
  • All of which is subject to a maximum of 183 days paid sick leave in a rolling four year period.