4. Types of leave
Paid time off
Full-time workers are entitled to four weeks of paid unpaid holiday, but further leave can be granted if the employee's contract allows it. The boss, on the other hand, has the authority to determine when annual leave is taken. Paid leave can only be carried over if both the boss and the employee consent.
Public holidays
Ireland recognizes 9 public holidays.
Sick days
There is no federal requirement requiring workers to include paid sick leave to their workers, so employers can establish their own sick leave policies and include it in the employee's contract or condition of employment. Employers to give a written explanation to an employee within two months of hiring that explains the terms and conditions of being unable to work due to illness or accident.
When an individual becomes ill when on annual leave, they will get a medical card and get the sick days deducted from their annual leave days.
Maternity leave
Mothers are entitled to 26 weeks (156 days) of paid maternity leave, with a further 16 weeks of unpaid leave that starts shortly after maternity leave ends. Mothers must wait at least 2 weeks before and 4 weeks after the scheduled birth. Employers are not required to pay for paid holidays, because that is dependent on whether the employee has invested enough to qualify for unemployment security.
Employees must make the following contributions in order to obtain benefits:
In the 12-month period before the start of your maternity leave, you would have paid at least 39 weeks of PRSI.
At least 39 weeks of PRSI charged or attributed in the relevant tax year or the tax year directly following the applicable tax year after first beginning job.
At least 26 weeks of PRSI is paid in the relevant tax year, as well as at least 26 weeks in the tax year preceding the relevant tax year.
The regular weekly rate is 245.00 EUR.
Paternity leave
There is no federal requirement requiring workers to include paid sick leave to their workers, so employers can establish their own sick leave policies and include it in the employee's contract or condition of employment. Employers to give a written explanation to an employee within two months of hiring that explains the terms and conditions of being unable to work due to illness or accident.
When an individual becomes ill when on annual leave, they will get a medical card and get the sick days deducted from their annual leave days.
Parental leave
Within the first two years of the birth or adoption of the infant, parents of newborns and adoptive children are entitled to five weeks of paid leave.
Parents with children under the age of 12 have the right to 26 weeks of unpaid leave.