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Asked by Andrew Muir

AQW 21975/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Finance

To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the sick pay policy arrangements for those working in the Civil Service who are absent from work for extended periods due to Long Covid.

Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 7 September 2021

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
7 September 2021
Answer due by
22 September 2021
Answered
13 September 20216 days after tabling
Department
Department of Finance
Priority question
No

Answer

Long covid or post covid syndrome is a viral illness which for some people can cause symptoms (physical and psychological) which last for weeks / months after the acute illness. This absence is managed in accordance with the Civil Service sickness absence policies in the NICS Staff Handbook.

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