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# parental-leave - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
Diageo to offer 26 weeks fully paid paternity leave to male employees in Ireland
Diageo is introducing the paid paternity scheme from 1 July.
# parental-leave - Saturday 27 April, 2019
Parental Leave: 'Fathers have moved on from sitting in the pub next door to the hospital - Ireland has not'
A lot of what governs Ireland is stuck in the 1960s and hasn’t moved on at all. Parental Leave is one such thing, writes Derek Power.
# parental-leave - Tuesday 23 April, 2019
FactFind: Maternity, paternity and parental leave - how much time do new parents get?
Male same-sex couples are now also being recognised under the parental leave proposal.
'It's about a culture change': New welfare payment which could benefit up to 60,000 parents announced
Details of the Parental Leave scheme were announced this morning.
# parental-leave - Tuesday 9 October, 2018
Parents to get an extra two weeks' paid parental leave from next year
The measure will be introduced from November 2019.
# parental-leave - Saturday 21 July, 2018
European Parliament proposes new rules for parents to juggle work and home commitments
This will include the right to flexible working hours for parents with children 10 years and under.
# parental-leave - Saturday 7 April, 2018
Play golf on paternity leave? You're lucky to have time to breathe
The government is reportedly considering making paid paternity leave mandatory for all new fathers.
# parental-leave - Friday 6 April, 2018
Poll: Should paternity leave be mandatory?
The Irish Times reports today that the government is planning on introducing both two weeks’ paid parental leave and mandatory paternity leave.
# parental-leave - Tuesday 6 February, 2018
Government will not oppose Bill that will extend unpaid parental leave to six months
Under current rules, parents are entitled to 18 weeks unpaid leave.
# parental-leave - Wednesday 27 September, 2017
Poll: Do you feel that you had sufficient maternity or paternity leave?
A case this week shed light on our current entitlements.
# parental-leave - Tuesday 26 September, 2017
Some new fathers fear taking parental leave will hamper their chances of promotion
28% of people working in technical roles believe fathers may be viewed as less committed to their job if they take full parental leave.
# parental-leave - Saturday 11 June, 2016
New parents to receive extra four weeks of parental leave
Two separate schemes are being rolled out.
# parental-leave - Monday 6 April, 2015
Poll: Should mothers and fathers be allowed share parental leave?
New plans could see more mothers re-enter the workforce.
# parental-leave - Friday 28 June, 2013
No plans to introduce paid paternity leave for new fathers
Joan Burton says paternity leave would not only need a new law, but have significant cost implications for employers.
# parental-leave - Friday 26 April, 2013
Poll: Should paid parental leave cover a child's first year?
That proposal has been made in a submission to the National Early Years Strategy – but what do you think?
# parental-leave - Friday 19 April, 2013
TDs to debate legislation giving maternity leave rights to TDs
Fianna Fáil’s Seán Ó Fearghaíl will introduce a bill which would formally give female TDs some time off if they fall pregnant.
# parental-leave - Friday 8 March, 2013
Parental leave extended from 14 weeks to 18 weeks
Parents returning back to work from parental leave will also be allowed to request a change in their working hours or pattern.
# parental-leave - Tuesday 10 July, 2012
Equality Authority: Surrogacy case goes to higher court
A woman who has become a mother via a surrogate is seeking maternity benefit has failed in her case at the Equality Tribunal. The Equality Authority is pushing for equal benefits.
# parental-leave - Tuesday 28 February, 2012
Column: How to make parental leave work for dads in Ireland too
Journalist Philip O’Connor says the system of parental leave in Sweden, where he lives, benefits children, parents and the unemployed – and it is ideal for recessionary Ireland.
# parental-leave - Wednesday 20 October, 2010
Parliament to vote on extending paid parental leave across EU
But ISME warns employers won’t hire “buxom young women” if they’re forced to top up maternity pay.
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Buxom young woman comments were "completely inappropriate", says head of ISME
Mark Fielding has apologised for his comments concerning the employment prospects of young women under new proposed maternity -leave laws.
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