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# Maternity Leave

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# compensation
Woman who was sacked when six months pregnant to receive €30,000
The woman was told “business is business, enjoy your maternity” when she was sacked.
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Mar 9th 2017, 10:28 PM
# Newborns
7,000 fathers have taken paid paternity leave since it was introduced
The initiative allows fathers to take two weeks off work to help care for their babies, if they have enough PRSI contributions.
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Mar 3rd 2017, 6:10 AM
# family visit
Ireland's maternity benefit now helps migrants who want to travel home
Mothers who want to leave the EU to travel home can now continue to get maternity leave – which wasn’t the case before now.
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Jan 30th 2017, 2:06 PM
# Gender Pay Gap
Having a child has a major negative impact on women's take-home pay
The latest figures from a British study back-up other similar findings in Ireland and the US.
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Aug 23rd 2016, 2:51 PM
Voices
'What if he says a new word? What if he forgets me? The back-to-work guilts are the worst'
The fear of missing out is something every mother experiences returning to work after maternity leave, writes Jennifer Ryan Moran.
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Jan 29th 2016, 8:00 AM
# Newborns
Paternity leave could be in place by September
Ireland is currently one of the few countries that does not offer paternity leave.
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Jan 26th 2016, 7:39 PM
Voices
'When my maternity leave was over I cried when I dropped my son at crèche for the first time'
It’s ok to not feel ok when you return to work after maternity leave, writes Tracey Gunn.
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Nov 15th 2015, 8:00 AM
# Baby Steps
One of the world's top tech companies is giving staff 'unlimited' parental leave
Netflix said it made the move to hold onto its best talent.
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Aug 5th 2015, 10:45 AM
# Employment rights
Woman overlooked for promotion due to maternity leave awarded €70k
The employee says the insurance company said ‘bring it on’ when she said she would go to the Equality Tribunal.
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Jun 19th 2015, 8:23 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should mothers and fathers be allowed share parental leave?
New plans could see more mothers re-enter the workforce.
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Apr 6th 2015, 9:47 AM
# rubber stamped
The boss who distributes condoms to stop maternity leave
Linda Wayman, head of a major Australian radio company, said a third of her staff are either on maternity leave or covering maternity leave.
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Mar 5th 2015, 10:53 AM
# Dads
Irish fathers look set to benefit from two weeks paid paternity leave
Junior minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he’s confident this provision will be included in new legislation currently being drafted.
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Jan 20th 2015, 10:22 PM
# Equality Tribunal
Receptionist wins €63k for victimisation and reduced hours after maternity leave
In a separate case, the HSE was found not to have discriminated against a young man with a number of health issues.
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Sep 15th 2014, 11:14 AM
# Paid leave
School did not discriminate against mother who had baby through surrogacy
The school refused to pay maternity or adoptive leave to the woman.
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Aug 18th 2014, 10:44 AM
# Pregnancy
Women who use a surrogate mother have no right to maternity leave, EU rules
However, individual states can introduce more accommodating rules themselves.
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Mar 18th 2014, 5:21 PM
# Childcare
Here's how Fianna Fáil proposes to reform childcare and education
It proposes 52 weeks of maternity leave and a cost benefit analysis of the cost of childcare.
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Sep 3rd 2013, 3:25 PM
# Maternity Leave
Fathers should be allowed to share in mother's maternity leave - Seanad
The proposed bill would allow fathers to take a share in the 26 weeks maternity leave granted to Irish mothers.
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Jul 10th 2013, 4:55 PM
# Dáil Éireann
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.
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Apr 19th 2013, 7:45 AM
# Discrimination
Ex 'Price is Right' model gets $8.5 million in damages
The woman claimed the producers of the show discriminated against her after her pregnancy.
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Nov 26th 2012, 6:59 PM
Voices
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.
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Feb 28th 2012, 2:30 PM
# United Kingdom
UK plans for parents to share maternity leave
Nick Clegg says the UK’s current system is ‘Edwardian’ – and introduces a new regime that lets fathers share the time off.
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Jan 17th 2011, 12:17 PM
# Maternity
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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Oct 20th 2010, 4:48 PM
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