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Paternity Leave???

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,152 ✭✭✭893bet


    AulWan wrote: »
    From an employers point of view (and Social Welfare) its going to be an administrative nightmare.

    Mother:
    Maternity Leave - currently 26 weeks paid at SW rates
    Maternity Leave - currently 18 weeks optional unpaid
    Parental Leave - currenty 18 weeks unpaid
    Parents Leave - from Nov 1 - 2 weeks paid at SW rates

    Father:
    Paternity Leave - currently2 weeks paid at SW rates
    Parental Leave - currenty 18 weeks unpaid
    Parents Leave - from Nov 1 - 2 weeks paid at SW rates

    All top ups at employer's discretion.

    Total mess. I wouldn't like to be working in the SW section that has to sort all that out, or the HR Dept trying to juggle employees, payroll and SW claims.

    This 1-2 weeks new parents leave. Is it a one off? Or every year for x number of years of the child’s life?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭AulWan


    893bet wrote: »
    This 1-2 weeks new parents leave. Is it a one off? Or every year for x number of years of the child’s life?

    The new Parents Leave is a one off to be taken within the first twelve months of the child's life.

    It could be increased in the future.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,510 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    AulWan wrote: »
    The new Parents Leave is a one off to be taken within the first twelve months of the child's life.

    It could be increased in the future.

    12 months +6 weeks as they do allow late applications. It will increase, afaik that's already decided but I can't remember if it's up to 7 or 9 weeks over the next 5/6 years.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    I thought Parental Leave was against the child, not each parent.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,510 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    I thought Parental Leave was against the child, not each parent.

    It's in respect of a birth or adoption event but it's 2 weeks per parent.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    It's in respect of a birth or adoption event but it's 2 weeks per parent.

    No, Parental leave refers to 80 unpaid days, by the child's 8th birthday. But it wasn't 80 days per parent, from my recollection.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,510 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    No, Parental leave refers to 80 unpaid days, by the child's 8th birthday. But it wasn't 80 days per parent, from my recollection.

    Sorry, thought you were asking about parents leave. Either way, both are per parent.


  • Registered Users Posts: 9 sleepysue


    I thought Parental Leave was against the child, not each parent.

    Parental leave is for both parents and is currently 22 weeks for each parent per child under 12 years. This will be increased to 26 weeks in Sept 2020.

    Also if both parents work for the same company 1 parent can use 14 weeks of the other parents leave.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,914 Mod ✭✭✭✭shesty


    Essentially making it against each child and also per parent.It is 110 days per child at this point and I think it is due to go up again next year by another...20?To be used up until the child is 12 years old.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭budhabob


    Was there talk that Paternity leave would increase to 4 weeks from 1st November? I can find it confirmed anywhere, and articles seem to mix up Paternity and parental leave - or I could be completely mixed up myself:
    https://www.thejournal.ie/two-weeks-extra-maternity-paternity-leave-4840058-Oct2019/


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,510 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    budhabob wrote: »
    Was there talk that Paternity leave would increase to 4 weeks from 1st November? I can find it confirmed anywhere, and articles seem to mix up Paternity and parental leave - or I could be completely mixed up myself:
    https://www.thejournal.ie/two-weeks-extra-maternity-paternity-leave-4840058-Oct2019/

    Paternity leave is not increasing. Parents benefit/leave is a new leave on top of existing leaves and is 2 weeks paid per parent.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,221 ✭✭✭✭m5ex9oqjawdg2i


    seamus wrote: »
    Sure. But even a c-section has a recovery period of 4-6 weeks, maximum.

    You haven't a clue mate, please stop pretending you know everything...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭AulWan


    budhabob wrote: »
    Was there talk that Paternity leave would increase to 4 weeks from 1st November? I can find it confirmed anywhere, and articles seem to mix up Paternity and parental leave - or I could be completely mixed up myself:
    https://www.thejournal.ie/two-weeks-extra-maternity-paternity-leave-4840058-Oct2019/
    Its neither Parental or Paternity Leave, its a new type of leave called Parents Leave, and its two weeks, for babies born after 1st November.

    Parents Leave.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭budhabob


    AulWan wrote: »
    Its neither Parental or Paternity Leave, its a new type of leave called Parents Leave, and its two weeks, for babies born after 1st November.

    Parents Leave.

    ah.....that's why I couldn't find anything. Wouldn't have made more sense to add it to Maternity / Paternity?

    Anyway, much appreciated.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,510 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    budhabob wrote: »
    ah.....that's why I couldn't find anything. Wouldn't have made more sense to add it to Maternity / Paternity?

    Anyway, much appreciated.

    It works differently to mat/pat as you can take it in separate blocks of one week. Buy yeah, all the different leaves should be rejigged and simplified.


  • Registered Users Posts: 310 ✭✭JohnnyJohnJohns


    Does anyone know how I could go about taking parents leave immediately after paternity leave? Essentially I'm hoping to take a 4 week block but the process for parents leave requires a PPS number for the child and then the DEASP need 6 weeks notice so I'm not sure how to apply.

    The Paternity leave application is fine as it's based on due date but Parents Leave seems like it can only be applied for after the birth.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,510 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    Does anyone know how I could go about taking parents leave immediately after paternity leave? Essentially I'm hoping to take a 4 week block but the process for parents leave requires a PPS number for the child and then the DEASP need 6 weeks notice so I'm not sure how to apply.

    The Paternity leave application is fine as it's based on due date but Parents Leave seems like it can only be applied for after the birth.

    You have to have the ppsn before you can apply for it. I doubt the wait is 6 weeks for processing at the moment though


  • Registered Users Posts: 310 ✭✭JohnnyJohnJohns


    You have to have the ppsn before you can apply for it. I doubt the wait is 6 weeks for processing at the moment though

    So best case scenario, baby is born, birth is likely registered that week and apply for Parents leave? That only leaves a week for processing which doesn't seem likely so is it possible in reality to do this?


  • Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭kmcattack


    So best case scenario, baby is born, birth is likely registered that week and apply for Parents leave? That only leaves a week for processing which doesn't seem likely so is it possible in reality to do this?

    I would also like to know if it's possible as I am looking to apply in the next few weeks. The ideal scenario would be to take the 4 weeks as one block at the start once the baby is born to provide as much support as possible in the early stages.


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