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Leave Type |
Who gets it? |
How long? |
Is it paid? |
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Maternity Leave |
Female Employees Since 3 July 2023, maternity leave is available to transgender men who are pregnant or have given birth. You must have a gender recognition certificate, in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2015. These new rights are set out in the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023. |
26 weeks and up to 16 unpaid weeks. |
Yes, Maternity Benefit is paid for 26 weeks. |
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Adoptive Leave |
One parent of the adoptive couple, or a parent adopting alone. |
24 weeks and up to 16 unpaid weeks. |
Yes, Adoptive Benefit is paid for 24 weeks |
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Paternity Leave |
New parents of children under 6 months of age (usually the father or the partner of the mother, or in the case of adoption, the parent who is not taking adoptive leave or maternity leave). |
2 weeks |
Yes, Paternity Benefit is paid for 2 weeks. |
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Parental Leave |
Parents and guardians of children under 12. |
26 weeks |
No, it’s unpaid. |
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Parents leave |
Parents of children under 2 years of age. Parents of adopted children in the first 2 years of the placement of the child. |
7 weeks |
Parent’s leave is unpaid. However, dependant on your PRSI status, there may be an entitlement to claim Parent’s Benefit for this 7-week period from the Dept. of Social Protection. |
