parental leave

Who wants to move to Finland? Earlier this week, Finland’s new government announced plans to give all parents the same parental leave, in a bid to “promote wellbeing and gender equality”. Paid allowance will increase to a combined 14 months, according to the new plans, which will work out as 164 days per parent. The […]

4 years ago

A boost for those availing of parental leave. Irish people taking parental leave may now avail of seven weeks of paid Parent’s Leave and Benefit under new Government measures that have officially come into play as of Friday, 1 July. Parent’s Benefit is payable to parents who take leave from work. It is available in […]

4 years ago

A win for working parents and for work-life balance. As of August 2022, parents of newborns in Ireland will all be given seven weeks’ paid leave. And come August 2024, this will increase to nine weeks. According to The Irish Times, the changes in paid leave for new parents come into force as European Union […]

5 years ago

Good news for new parents and parents-to-be. From the start of next month, paid parental leave is to be extended from two to five weeks and – even better – backdated for over a year too. Paid parental leave currently entitles each parent to two weeks off work during the first year of their child’s […]

5 years ago

According to a new government proposal announced yesterday, new parents will get three extra weeks leave each – in part to recognise the challenges faced by mothers who gave birth during the Covid-19 crisis. This comes after Sinn Féin has tabled a Dáil motion seeking three months extra maternity leave due to the impact that […]

6 years ago

Pregnant – or planning for baby – and wondering about your rights around parental leave? The challenge for parents in managing work and childcare has been addressed on two fronts of late by the Irish Government. Parents of babies born on or after 1 November 2019 are now entitled to two weeks’ parent’s leave, paid […]

7 years ago