Department Of Education

15.05.2025

Dear ETBs,

In response to the recently published Circular Letter 0013/2025 Occupational Injury Leave Scheme for Registered Teachers employed in recognised Primary and Post Primary Schools, a new leave type has been set up on the system 3057 OCCUPATIONAL INJURY LEAVE:

The Occupational Injury leave balance is configured in such a way that the ETB can manually assign the appropriate number of days to an individual employee to allow for the additional leave as required in exceptional circumstances.

“Maximum of 3 months (92 days) full pay in a rolling 4 year period

In exceptional circumstances, such as where a significant period of absence or hospitalisation is required following an injury or where there is a subsequent injury in the rolling 4 year period, Occupational Injury Leave may be extended, subject to approval by the employer. A teacher may be granted extended Occupational Injury Leave up to the following limits: 

Maximum of 3 months (91 days) on full pay, subject to an overall limit of 6 months (183 days) in a rolling 4 year period.”

This can be done by assigning the balance and manually adjusting the entitlement via a balance adjustment as per screenshot below.

 For further information, please find circular 0013/2025  attached.

Kind Regards

Kieran Brady

Education Shared Business Services (ESBS) Centre

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