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Sunday 20 September 2020
Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns says it is ‘incredible’ that it does not already exist.
New mother Patrice Hosford is asking the government to improve the leave entitlements currently available to new parents.
Sinn Féin is going to introduce a motion to the Dáil today calling for 12-week extension to paid maternity leave.
There have been calls for maternity leave to be extended for those who recently had children.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald called for a 12-week extension to maternity leave and pay.
A petition signed by 25,000 people called for maternity leave to be extended due to a lack of childcare for women returning to work.
The Finance Minister had said previously that it wasn’t possible to change the Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme to suit each individual.
In order to be eligible for the scheme, employees need a pay slip from January or February this year.
New legislation will provide for extra paid leave for each parent of a child who is born, or adopted, from 1 November 2019.
The general manager was effectively demoted after returning from maternity leave.
Ialpa today said that female pilots in bogus self-employment are not guaranteed a job when they return after having a baby.
Ardern’s partner, TV fishing show host Clarke Gayford, plans to be a stay-at-home dad.
If we have any hope of enticing more women into public office here in Ireland, the existing policy on maternity supports and arrangements needs significant reform, writes Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee.
Here’s our pick of Irish events you can happily cart your new baby along to, exploding nappies and all.
‘My office gave me all the facilities to pump and store breastmilk during the day, including a small fridge.’
TDs and councillors not getting maternity leave in Ireland is a huge problem.
Maternity leave was extended for mothers of premature babies back in October – but not for parents of infants born before then.
Calls for extended maternity leave and benefit for mothers of premature babies.
Legislation states that a representative must resign if they haven’t attended a meeting in six months.
Maternity leave should be a universal right regardless of whether you are elected or unelected, writes Jennifer Whitmore.
Women in Ireland get some of the longest maternity leave periods in Europe – but also some of the lowest-paid.
One mother said the current system is unfair but it isn’t something you think about until you find yourself in that situation.
An economic downturn isn’t an acceptable excuse for unfair treatment of pregnant women, writes Lorraine Courtney.
The woman was told “business is business, enjoy your maternity” when she was sacked.
The initiative allows fathers to take two weeks off work to help care for their babies, if they have enough PRSI contributions.
Mothers who want to leave the EU to travel home can now continue to get maternity leave – which wasn’t the case before now.
The latest figures from a British study back-up other similar findings in Ireland and the US.
The fear of missing out is something every mother experiences returning to work after maternity leave, writes Jennifer Ryan Moran.
Ireland is currently one of the few countries that does not offer paternity leave.
It’s ok to not feel ok when you return to work after maternity leave, writes Tracey Gunn.
Netflix said it made the move to hold onto its best talent.
The employee says the insurance company said ‘bring it on’ when she said she would go to the Equality Tribunal.
New plans could see more mothers re-enter the workforce.
Linda Wayman, head of a major Australian radio company, said a third of her staff are either on maternity leave or covering maternity leave.
Junior minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he’s confident this provision will be included in new legislation currently being drafted.
In a separate case, the HSE was found not to have discriminated against a young man with a number of health issues.
The school refused to pay maternity or adoptive leave to the woman.
However, individual states can introduce more accommodating rules themselves.
It proposes 52 weeks of maternity leave and a cost benefit analysis of the cost of childcare.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
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