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Family Leave Bill - Paternity leave

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  • 04-03-2015 5:08pm
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    Supercell
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    I saw in the Indo the other day that this bill is due to be passed this year with hopefully two weeks paid paternity leave included.
    Has anyone heard when this is likely to pass this year?
    Is there any hope for those of us with a wife that is already pregnant (due end of September'ish) ? :)
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    ariana`
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    I'm guessing it'll go through in the next budget and take effect next year so i'm afraid it's doubtful you'll get it. I'm in the same boat, baby #3 and definitely the last is due in June, it would have been nice to get this on at least one of them as 2 weeks would make such a difference. My hubby never took more than 1 week off and then it was annual leave :-(


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    Ocean Blue
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    When they say paid leave do they mean full pay by employer, or something similar to maternity benefit? Surely it can't be the first seeing as employers aren't even obliged to give women any payment during maternity leave.


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    WittyName1
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    Ocean Blue wrote: »
    When they say paid leave do they mean full pay by employer, or something similar to maternity benefit? Surely it can't be the first seeing as employers aren't even obliged to give women any payment during maternity leave.

    It will be a payment from the government, like maternity benefit.


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    Ginny
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    I'd say there's no hope for anyone this year. It's all voting buying so it'd be lucky to go through even for next budget. :(


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    lazygal
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    The Bill hasn't even been published so I wouldn't hold my breath.


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    Oryx
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    Im bumping this thread to see if any further progress has been made on this?


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    lazygal
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    http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=29173&&CatID=59


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    Oryx
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    lazygal wrote: »
    http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=29173&&CatID=59

    Thanks but I still cant tell when its going to be/is enacted.


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    lazygal
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    It's a private members Bill. Safe to say it won't be enacted. As the government hasn't yet published its own Bill on it I wouldn't count on paid paternity leave any time before the next election.


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    tHE vAGGABOND
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    having read the bill you link, that is about bereavement and nothing to do with paternity leave?

    I think this would be a vote getter without a huge amount of opposition, so would not be shocked if it were fast tracked.

    [I work in IT and already have two paid weeks, but loads and loads of folks have nothing or only a few days]


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    Macha
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    Well, IBEC managed to oppose the idea when it was floated a few weeks ago. Quite incredible stuff.

    The most recent news story I can see is this one from 29 May. It says James Reilly has commissioned a group to examine the issue of childcare but also paternity leave and extending periods of shared parental leave to as much as a year.

    It says the report is due in June so should be coming soon? Hopefully it will still happen in the lifetime of this government.

    Judging from this overview by the European Parliament done in December 2014, Ireland is one of only 8 EU member states that don't offer any paternity leave.


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