Bit of a google seems to suggest yes.
Be careful of pension, d of Ed you must work one day in 26 weeks to stay on pre 2011 pension. I would ask union straight away
You can't be on two types of leave at the same time. I guess the issue is whether she can somehow suspend or otherwise cancel her career break to enable her to access Maternity Leave. I expect there could be some resistance. Definitely contact the Union.The answer is no for the HSE as you are on career break already. You can't be on two types of leave at the same time.
You can't be on two types of leave at the same time. I guess the issue is whether she can somehow suspend or otherwise cancel her career break to enable her to access Maternity Leave. I expect there could be some resistance. Definitely contact the Union.
There should be resistance. A career break is an enhanced condition of working in the public service.
Why should the taxpayer pay for this.
So pregnant women on career breaks should have no protection? It would be interesting to see what the Workplace Relations Commission would make of a case like this. There would most likely be some kind of obligation for the employer to accommodate the employee in curtailing their career break, or at very least justify any refusal.I don't have any issue with paid mat leave at all.
My issue is after being granted a career break, taking it and after 3,4 months, finding yourself pregnant (which didn't happen by accident I assume), expecting to be put back on the payroll.
So pregnant women on career breaks should have no protection?
It may be. Depending on how they deal with any request, it could also be discriminatory.This may be relevant:
Status of a civil servant on career break
14. A civil servant on career break: .................
(iii) may not avail of any form of paid leave from the Civil Service (e.g. sick leave) during the period of the career break;
Unlikely that they took career break to have a child. That's what maternity leave is designed for.Why should they? They've effectively taken time out from their jobs, to step back in again when the career break is over.
It may be. Depending on how they deal with any request, it could also be discriminatory.
Unlikely that they took career break to have a child. That's what maternity leave is designed for.
your employment is temporarily suspended,
The key is that it is temporarily suspended. You can ask for it to be resumed. You have no automatic entitlement for it to be resumed at your request, but you can ask. Where equality issues arise, employer is under an obligation to consider the request and justify the response. If there is a blanket refusal with no consideration, it likely offends principles of equality law.When you are on career break, I believe your employment is temporarily suspended, i.e. in the old days you would have gotten a P45 etc. therefore I don't think it's even possible to get maternity leave from your employer as you are no longer employed by them technically (until you return)