On 30 March the Irish Parliament passed the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill and the President will sign it into law. The text includes several provisions for parents and caregivers as well as measures to support employees who are victims of domestic violence. It also establishes a right to request remote work.
Ireland’s Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) has adopted the text that transposes the European Directive 2019/1158 of 20 June 2019 (Work-Life Balance Directive). In it are provisions for: 5 days of unpaid leave for medical care for parents of children under the age of 12 and for carers; the right to request flexible working for parents and guardians; two years of breastfeeding breaks; and 5 days of paid leave for employees who are victims of domestic violence. This leave is in place to enable the pe
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Nathalie Tran
Editor-in-Chief Mind HR