Leave and holidays
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Overview of the different types of statutory leave entitlements available for working parents.Leave for parents
Overview
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All pregnant employees are entitled to maternity leave from work immediately before and after the birth of their child. -
Adoptive leave gives one parent who adopts a child, 24 weeks’ leave from work after the child is placed in your care. -
Paternity leave gives new parents 2 weeks off work in the first 6 months after the birth or placement in the case of an adoption. -
The Parental Leave Acts 1998-2019 allow parents to take 26 weeks parental leave from employment, up until their child’s 12th birthday. -
Each parent is entitled to 9 weeks paid parent’s leave during the first 2 years of a child’s life, or in the case of adoption, within 2 years of the placement of the child with the family. -
Employment law gives employees various entitlements to leave from work ranging from holidays to parental leave. Find out how your leave is calculated. -
This gives a list of the 10 public holidays and describes your entitlement to paid time off for these. -
This page describes the new entitlement to paid sick leave of 5 days a year, paid at 70% of normal pay up to a maximum of €110 a day. -
The Carers Leave Act 2001 allows employees to take unpaid time off work to provide full-time care for people that require this care. -
The law gives an employee a limited right to leave from work in times of family crisis (force majeure). Find out about compassionate leave, jury service and career breaks. -
Part-time workers are entitled to public holidays even if they are not due to work on the day of the public holiday. This case study shows how a part-time worker's payment for a public holiday is calculated. -
Example of 2 different requests for force majeure leave, one of which was granted. The second request was refused as there was no entitlement under the Parental Leave Act 1998. -
Describes the different procedures involved when you are applying for carer's leave. -
Unpaid leave for medical care gives you 5 days unpaid leave from work to deal with serious medical care for a child or other relevant person. -
Since November 2023, workers have a legal right to 5 days’ paid domestic violence leave if they need to take time off work because of domestic violence and abuse.