Sick leave and bank holiday entitlements

I have been out on pregnancy related sick leave for a few weeks. I get paid by my employer and they get my illness benefit money. I was certified sick for St. Patrick's day and Easter Monday (and good friday bu t dont think that counts). Am I entitled to these days back when I return to work and do I need to take them before returning or within a certain time frame?

We restore the bk hldys following sick leave.

I ask satff returning from mat leave to use up the public hldys and some A/L before they return as mat leave often spans 2 leave years. I'm not aware of any time frame limits.

i will be back next week all going well but starting maternity leave 3 weeks after that so should I use these days before maternity leave?

No you can't use the bk hl dys before the mat leave.

the ones that i was certified sick for before maternity leave? why not?

You can take them. I thought you meant the ones that would occur while you were on Mat leave.

turns out I wasnt entitled to them because the just don't count those as sick days on my file

sandrat said:

turns out I wasnt entitled to them because the just don't count those as sick days on my file

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That does seem logical. Otherwise they would be paying you twice for a day you weren't in!

sandrat said:

turns out I wasnt entitled to them because the just don't count those as sick days on my file

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Whether THEY count them or not is not important! What is important is "Are you entitled to them!"

From http://www.citizensinformation.ie/c...leave-and-holidays/public-holidays-in-ireland

Sick leave on a public holiday

If you are a full time worker on sick leave during a public holiday, you have an entitlement to time off work for the public holiday you missed. If you are a part-time worker on sick leave during a public holiday, you would be entitled to time off work for the public holiday, provided you had worked for your employer for at least 40 hours in the previous five-week period.
You are not entitled to public holiday benefits if you have been off work for more than 26 weeks due to an ordinary illness or accident, or for more than 52 weeks due to an occupational accident.

But there is no entitlement to paid sick leave. So it's reasonable (and legal IMO) for an employer to pay you only once for public holidays you are out sick for.