Mad they don't know the number. Zero chance they'll ever introduce paid Parental Leave Benefit if they don't know the numbers availing of it.Parental Leave allows parents to take 26 weeks unpaid leave for each eligible child before their twelfth birthday. My colleague the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth holds responsibility for Parental Leave. There is no associated benefit payable with Parental Leave.
It is not known how many people avail of Parental Leave and therefore it is not possible to estimate the cost of introducing a €300 weekly payment for people availing of the leave.
is it mad? why would they know if its no cost to the state? they could add it into some of the inane CSO froms maybe.Departmental Budgets
Departmental Budgets Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 July 2024www.oireachtas.ie
PQ reply by Minister for Social Protection
Mad they don't know the number. Zero chance they'll ever introduce paid Parental Leave Benefit if they don't know the numbers availing of it.
On a side note, the net effect isn't as bad as taking home 20% less salary. Depends on your tax bracket. But, since you're paid less you pay less tax. You won't be 20% out of pocket.Am wondering how they would know, except maybe for Civil Service employees. I worked a 4 day week for years and took the 5th day parental leave, its not like my boss had to document it or inform any authorities. I just got paid 20% less..
"You can get credited PRSI contributions while you are taking parental leave. Credited PRSI contributions can protect your social insurance record and your entitlement to benefits in the future. Your employer must write to the Client Eligibility Services section of Department of Social Protection (DSP), setting out the weeks you have not worked, so that you can get credited PRSI contributions for this time."
27.—(1) An employer shall make a record of the parental leave and force majeure leave taken by his or her employees showing the period of employment of each employee and the dates and times upon which each employee was on parental leave or force majeure leave. | ||
(2) A record made under this section shall be retained by the employer concerned for a period of 12 years and, if the Minister specifies the form of such records (which he or she is hereby empowered to do), the record shall be in that form or a form to the like effect. |
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