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Saturday 31 October 2020
Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns says it is ‘incredible’ that it does not already exist.
Sinn Féin is going to introduce a motion to the Dáil today calling for 12-week extension to paid maternity leave.
New legislation will provide for extra paid leave for each parent of a child who is born, or adopted, from 1 November 2019.
Diageo is introducing the paid paternity scheme from 1 July.
51,409 fathers have been awarded leave since the scheme began.
The Government needs to legislate for employers to provide a payment top-up to make the additional two weeks paternity leave an option for families, writes Christopher Paye.
The man’s boss congratulated him on the new arrival but then proceeded to tell him that he was being made redundant.
The Irish Times reports today that the government is planning on introducing both two weeks’ paid parental leave and mandatory paternity leave.
As a father, I’ve found returning to work after a few days very difficult, writes Eric Nolan.
Campaigners in France want to make it obligatory in order to stop employers bullying fathers back into work.
Over 27,000 fathers have availed of paternity leave so far.
“We have to take a wider societal view and not think of rearing children as something best done in one’s spare time, preferably by women,” Deirdre Clune said.
Dublin had the highest number of recipients, while Leitrim had the lowest.
The initiative allows fathers to take two weeks off work to help care for their babies, if they have enough PRSI contributions.
Varadkar is filling in for Taoiseach Enda Kenny this afternoon.
Ireland is currently one of the few countries that does not offer paternity leave.
Netflix said it made the move to hold onto its best talent.
The plan has been put in place at Virgin for new dads.
Oh, what could have been.
Last night Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he was confident this provision would be included in the Family Leave Bill.
Junior minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he’s confident this provision will be included in new legislation currently being drafted.
Joan Burton says paternity leave would not only need a new law, but have significant cost implications for employers.
Fianna Fáil’s Seán Ó Fearghaíl will introduce a bill which would formally give female TDs some time off if they fall pregnant.
Statutory paternity leave would help shift the attitudes of a whole society, argues Andrew Doherty – recalling the birth of his own children.
Paternity leave isn’t just an issue for fathers, writes Senator Ivana Bacik – it would help women finally achieve equality in the workplace.
Nick Clegg says the UK’s current system is ‘Edwardian’ – and introduces a new regime that lets fathers share the time off.
WE’RE JUST A day out from the spookiest night of the year.
Halloween will look a bit different this year, with no trick-or-treating advised.
Nonetheless, there are plenty of traditions that we can still continue from the safety of our own homes, one being pumpkin carving.
So, today we want to know: Have you carved a pumpkin for Halloween this year?
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Tracy Ward explains how burnout affects us – and what to do if we’re feeling it.
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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