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19th April 2022
11:56am BST
As well as the 5 unpaid days of leave, any parent caring for a child under the age of 12 or those caring for a relative on an ongoing basis will have the right to request reduced or flexible working hours from their employer.
In order to apply for this scheme, employees must give their employer 6 months' notice. Following this, the employer has four weeks to respond to the request.
If the request is denied or postponed the employer will be obliged to explain this decision to the employee along with their reasoning.
In contrast, employees will not need to give advance notice of the need to care for a child or relative for the 5 leave days. They may, however, be required to provide evidence of the illness.
The leave can also not be taken in less than a full day, meaning it won't apply in cases such as needing a half-day to pick up a sick child or relative.
The bill will also increase entitled time for mothers who are breastfeeding from 1 hour paid every day for 6 months to 1 hour paid for two years.
Under the new proposed legislation leave for victims of domestic abuse will also be included.
The legislation will be debated by the cabinet when it is presented by Minister Gorman tomorrow.
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