On 17 April 2025, HE The Acting Governor, after consultation with the Island Council, made the Ascension Island’s Employment (Sick Leave) Ordinance, 2025. The Ordinance came in to effect from 22 April 2025.
This Ordinance provides additional protections for all employees who work on Ascension, with newly established minimum entitlements to sick leave and sick pay. These entitlements ensure that employees are not unfairly disadvantaged due to illness or injury, they have some protection from dismissal while undergoing medical treatment, and contain set penalties for non-compliance by employing organisations.
This Ordinance is available to read at https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/LN-5-Employment-Sick-Leave-Regulations-2025.pdf.
Office of the Administrator
21 May 2025