| ๐ฆ๐ฑAlbania | First 14 days employer โฅ70% (โฅ80% after 10 yrs insurance), then Social Insurance from day 15โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฆ๐ทArgentina | 3-12 months full pay by tenure/family (employer)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ฆ๐ฒArmenia | Day 1 unpaid; employer pays next 5 working days at 80%, then state budgetโ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ฆ๐บAustralia | 10 days paid personal/carer's leave (employer)โ | Oct 3, 2026 |
| ๐ฆ๐นAustria | 6-12 wks full pay by tenure (employer) + 4 wks halfโ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ฆ๐ฟAzerbaijan | First 14 days employer-paid, then State Fundโ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ง๐ธBahamas | 7 days paid/year (after 6 mo)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ง๐ญBahrain | Up to 55 days (15 full, 20 half, 20 unpaid)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ง๐ฉBangladesh | 14 days full pay/yearโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ง๐ชBelgium | Employer pays 30 days: 100% days 1-7, 86.93% days 8-14, reduced days 15-30 (white-collar), then health fundโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ง๐ดBolivia | From day 4: social security subsidy (up to 26 wks, +26)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ง๐ฆBosnia and Herzegovina | Employer pays first 42 days (FBiH) at โฅ80%โ | Oct 30, 2026 |
| ๐ง๐ทBrazil | 15 days at 100% (employer), then INSSโ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ง๐ฌBulgaria | First 2 working days at 70% (employer), then 80% (NSSI)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฐ๐ญCambodia | No statutory employer sick pay (illness suspends the contract); NSSF benefit rules applyโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐จ๐ฆCanada | 10 days/yr paid medical leave (federal, employer)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐จ๐ฑChile | Subsidy from day 4 (day 1 if licence is 11+ days) (FONASA/ISAPRE)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐จ๐ณChina | Medical period 3-24 months; sick pay at least 80% of local minimum wage (local rules vary)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐จ๐ดColombia | 2d employer, then EPS to 180d (66.67% to day 90, then 50%)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐จ๐ฌCongo, Rep. | None paid (up to 6 months unpaid, certified)โ | Aug 18, 2026 |
| ๐จ๐ทCosta Rica | Days 1-3 employer 50%; from day 4 CCSS 60%โ | Oct 30, 2026 |
| ๐จ๐ฎCote d'Ivoire | Full pay up to the notice length (1 month for monthly staff under 6 yrs, up to 4 months); contract suspended up to 6 months (12 for long-term illness)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ญ๐ทCroatia | First 42 days at โฅ70% (employer), then HZZOโ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐จ๐พCyprus | From day 4 (Social Insurance Fund); employer not required (except hotels/catering)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐จ๐ฟCzechia | 60% of earnings from day 1 to 14 (employer), then state sickness benefit (to 380d)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ฉ๐ฐDenmark | First 30 calendar days paid by employer as sickness benefit (full wage where contract or agreement gives it)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐จ๐ฉDR Congo | Up to ~180 days (6 months) at 2/3 wagesโ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ช๐จEcuador | 50% (3d employer), then IESS 66-75%โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ช๐ฌEgypt | Wage compensation per Social Insurance Law (rate and duration set there)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ช๐ชEstonia | 70% (days 4-8 employer, then Health Fund; days 1-3 unpaid; to 182d)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ช๐นEthiopia | Up to 6 months (1 mo 100%, next 2 mo 50%)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ซ๐ฏFiji | 10 days paid/year (after 3 mo)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ซ๐ฎFinland | 9 weekdays of full pay by employer after the day of falling ill, then Kela (from the 10th weekday)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ซ๐ทFrance | 50% IJSS from day 4 (3-day wait); employer top-up only after 1 yr seniority, from day 8โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฌ๐ฆGabon | Up to 6 months employer-paid (full pay for notice-period length by seniority, then half); CNSS from month 7โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฌ๐ชGeorgia | Unpaid unless contract provides (job kept up to 40 consecutive days)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ฉ๐ชGermany | 6 weeks at 100% (employer), then 70% of pay from health insurance, capped at 90% of netโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฌ๐ญGhana | None (no statutory entitlement; sick pay set by contract, if any)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ฌ๐ทGreece | 0.5-1 month by tenure; 3d employer (50%), then EFKAโ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ฌ๐นGuatemala | Employer pays day 1; days 2-3 waiting; IGSS 2/3 of wage from day 4 (max 39 wks)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฌ๐พGuyana | No employer-paid; NIS 70% after 3 days (up to 26 wks)โ | Oct 30, 2026 |
| ๐ญ๐ฐHong Kong | Up to 120 days at 4/5 (80%) pay (employer)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ญ๐บHungary | 15 days at 70% (employer), then 50-60% (social security)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ฎ๐ธIceland | Statutory minimum: 2 paid days per month worked; longer sick pay set by collective agreementโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฎ๐ณIndia | Paid; varies by state and establishmentโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฎ๐ฉIndonesia | 100% first 4 mo, then 75%/50%/25% (employer)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฎ๐ถIraq | 30 days paid per year (accumulates up to 180 days)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฎ๐ชIreland | 5 days at 70% (employer, max EUR 110/day)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฎ๐ฑIsrael | 1.5 days per month worked, max 90 days (day 1 unpaid, days 2-3 half, 4+ full), employerโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฎ๐นItaly | 180 days/yr typical job protection (CBA); employer + INPSโ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ฏ๐ฒJamaica | 2 wks (10 days) after 1 yr serviceโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฏ๐ตJapan | None statutory (use annual leave)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ฏ๐ดJordan | 14 days full pay per year; a further 14 days full pay if hospitalisedโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฐ๐ฟKazakhstan | Employer pays from day 1 (own funds)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ฐ๐ชKenya | 7 days full + 7 days half (after 2 mo service)โ | Oct 4, 2026 |
| ๐ฐ๐ผKuwait | 45 paid days (15 at 100%, then 10 each at 75/50/25%) + 30 unpaidโ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ฑ๐ฆLaos | 30 days paid/year (full pay)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฑ๐ปLatvia | Days 2-3 at 75%, days 4-9 at 80% (employer), then 80% (VSAA from day 10)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ฑ๐งLebanon | From 15 days full pay by tenure (+ equal half pay)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ฑ๐นLithuania | 62.06-100% (2d employer), then 62.06% (SODRA)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ฑ๐บLuxembourg | Employer to ~77 days (18-mo period), then CNS to 78 wksโ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ฒ๐ผMalawi | 4 wks full + 8 wks half pay/yearโ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ฒ๐พMalaysia | 14-22 days by tenure (60 if hospitalised), employerโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฒ๐นMalta | Employer first days, then social security benefitโ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ฒ๐บMauritius | 15 working days paid/year (after 12 monthsโ service)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฒ๐ฝMexico | 60% from day 4 (IMSS, common illness)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฒ๐ชMontenegro | Employer pays first 60 days at 70%โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ฒ๐ฆMorocco | ~66.67% from day 4 (CNSS)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ฒ๐ฟMozambique | No statutory employer-paid sick leave (justified absence; employer may leave it unpaid; INSS sickness benefit applies)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฒ๐ฒMyanmar | 30 days/year (full pay after 6mo)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ณ๐ฆNamibia | 30 days per 3-yr cycle (5-day week)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ณ๐ตNepal | 12 days paid/yearโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ณ๐ฑNetherlands | Up to 104 weeks at โฅ70% (employer)โ | Oct 4, 2026 |
| ๐ณ๐ฟNew Zealand | 10 days paid (employer)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ณ๐ฌNigeria | 12 working days/yr paidโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฒ๐ฐNorth Macedonia | Employer pays up to 30 days; health insurance beyond 30 daysโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ณ๐ดNorway | Days 1-16 at 100% (employer), then NAV to 52 wksโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ด๐ฒOman | Up to 182 days (21 full, then 75/50/35%)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ต๐ฐPakistan | 16 days/yr at half pay (federal factories); full pay in Sindh factoriesโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ต๐ฆPanama | 18 days/yr full pay (144 hrs fund), then CSSโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ต๐ฌPapua New Guinea | 6 days paid/yearโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ต๐ชPeru | First 20 days at 100% (employer), then EsSaludโ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ต๐ญPhilippines | 5 days (Service Incentive Leave, after 1 year of service; employer)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ต๐ฑPoland | 80% pay (33 days employer, then ZUS; max 182d)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ต๐นPortugal | 55-75% (social security from day 4); up to 1,095 daysโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ถ๐ฆQatar | Up to 12 wks after 3 months' service (2 wks full pay, 4 wks half pay, then unpaid)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ท๐ดRomania | 55-75%; days 2-6 employer, then health fundโ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ท๐บRussia | 60-100% by tenure (3d employer, then Social Fund)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia | 30 days at 100% + 60 days at 75% + 30 unpaidโ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ธ๐ณSenegal | Full pay 1-2 months then half pay 3-5 months a year (by tenure)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ท๐ธSerbia | 65% (first 30 days employer, then health fund)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ธ๐ฌSingapore | 14 days outpatient (60 if hospitalised), employerโ | Oct 4, 2026 |
| ๐ธ๐ฐSlovakia | First 14 days (employer), then 55% (Social Insurance to 52 wks)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ธ๐ฎSlovenia | First 30 working days at 80% (employer), then ZZZSโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฟ๐ฆSouth Africa | ~30 days per 36-month cycle (employer)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea | None statutory (non-work illness)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ช๐ธSpain | 60% days 4-20, then 75% (employer pays days 4-15, then INSS)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ฑ๐ฐSri Lanka | 7 days/yr at full pay (casual leave, incl. ill health)โ | Oct 30, 2026 |
| ๐ธ๐ชSweden | Days 1-14 at 80% (employer, less qualifying deduction), then Fรถrsรคkringskassanโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐จ๐ญSwitzerland | 3 wks+ by tenure (employer); often 80% via insuranceโ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐น๐ฟTanzania | 126 days/cycle (63 full + 63 half)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐น๐ญThailand | 30 days/yr at 100% (employer)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐น๐ณTunisia | ~66.67% (CNSS, after ~5-day wait)โ | Oct 28, 2026 |
| ๐น๐ทTurkey | From day 3 (SGK incapacity benefit)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐บ๐ฆUkraine | 50-100% by tenure (5d employer, then Pension Fund)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ฆ๐ชUnited Arab Emirates | 15 days full + 30 days half (employer)โ | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom | Up to 28 weeks Statutory Sick Pay (employer)โ | Oct 4, 2026 |
| ๐บ๐ธUnited States | None (no federal statutory paid sick leave)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐บ๐พUruguay | BPS subsidy 70% of wage from day 4 (day 1 if hospitalised)โ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ป๐ชVenezuela | IVSS daily benefit from day 4, up to 52 weeksโ | Nov 9, 2026 |
| ๐ป๐ณVietnam | 30-60 days/yr by insurance years (social insurance pays); 40-70 for heavy workโ | Oct 29, 2026 |
| ๐ฟ๐ผZimbabwe | 90 days full pay (+90 half) per year of serviceโ | Oct 29, 2026 |