Over 1,200 receive paternity leave payment in the north west
Over 1,200 people across the north west received payment for paternity leave last year. The highest uptake was by fathers in Donegal where 716 payments were made. This was followed by Sligo on 339 and Leitirm on 174. Overall the number of payments made remained largely the same in the…
Government to introduce paid paternity leave
The Government will publish a bill tomorrow which will bring about 2 weeks’ paid paternity leave for new fathers, from September of this year. The Tánaiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald, says the legislation is overdue. Minister Fitzgerald says she’s confident the legislation will pass through the Seanad and Dáil…