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Paid domestic violence leave should be based on an ‘honour system’

Paid domestic violence leave should be based on an “honour” system, rather than forcing victims to prove they are entitled to leave through a doctor’s sick note, an Oireachtas committee has been told. Dr Laura Bambrick, head of Social Policy and ...

22 Sept 2022 at 14:14

National News

Government rubberstamps Bill allowing paid leave for domestic violence victims

The Government has rubberstamped the publication of the Work Life Balance Bill that will introduce paid leave for victims of domestic violence. The Bill will bring in a range of measures to improve family-friendly work practices and support ...

23 Sept 2022 at 01:01

National News

High number of employees unable to take any annual leave during pandemic

More than one in five workers did not take any annual leave last year, according to a new study from the Central Statistics Office. The CSO's "Personal and Work-Life Balance Survey" found that the most common barrier to taking paid leave ...

05 Apr 2022 at 13:47

National News

New Work Life bill to enhance workers' rights passed by Oireachtas

A new bill to improve workers' rights, including flexible working arrangements for parents and carers and a right to request remote work, has been passed by the Oireachtas. Minister Roderic O’Gorman has today welcomed the Work Life ...

30 Mar 2023 at 12:47

National News

Rights for remote working and more flexibility introduced for parents and carers

Ministers Simon Coveney and Roderic O’Gorman have today brought the right to request remote working arrangements for all employees and the right to request flexible working arrangements for parents and carers into operation. ...

07 Mar 2024 at 11:12

National News

Almost two thirds of student inter-county GAA players are 'overwhelmed' by their commitments

63 per cent of student inter-county GAA players are regularly overwhelmed by their commitments, a survey from the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) and Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) has found. The survey of ...

18 Apr 2024 at 10:40

National News

Thousands of Irish farmers to receive GLAS+ payments totaling €650,000

Balancing payments under the GLAS+ scheme worth €650,000 are being issued to over 3,000 Irish farmers. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, announced the commencement of the payments ...

30 Jun 2022 at 13:33

Soccer

POLL: Who would you like to see as the next kit sponsor for the Irish football team?

Today marked the end of the FAI's relationship with JACC Sports Distributors Limited, a company which runs the Umbro and New Balance franchises in Ireland. In a statement, the FAI said: "The Football Association of ...

24 Oct 2022 at 18:08

OPINION: There is a staggering gender gap in the Dáil but here's why quotas will never work

National News

OPINION: Is the staggering gender gap in the Dáil a sign gender quotas don't work?

There has been deep disappointment expressed by grassroots groups, feminist organisations and the general public across the country as it became clear the jaw-dropping gender imbalance in the new Government. As it ...

02 Feb 2025 at 09:55

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