Aisling advises both domestic and international clients in relation to a variety of both contentious and non-contentious employment law issues and has developed a particular expertise in issues facing employers utilising the services of atypical workers, such as fixed-term employees, agency workers and independent contractors. She has a keen interest in the retail sector and is the day-to-day legal advisor for a number of retail clients.
She regularly advises HR professionals on a range of employment related issues such as managing difficult employees in areas such as disciplinary procedures, performance review, how to handle grievances and employees on long-term sick leave, and incidents of alleged bullying and harassment.
On the contentious side, Aisling has acted for a range of public and private sector clients in respect of unfair dismissals, personal injuries, injunctions and judicial review proceedings and represented employers in the High Court and Employment Appeals Tribunal.
Email: amuldowney@algoodbody.com
Telephone: +353 1 649 2577
Increases in Parental Leave Entitlements – Your Questions Answered
Aisling Muldowney, Senior Associate with the Employment Law Group at A&L Goodbody, answers a range of potential questions that are likely to arise concerning the Parental Leave entitlement because of the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019.
What are the current parental leave entitlements under Irish law?
Parental leave was increased in Ireland by the introduction of the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 (the Amendment Act):
as of 1 September 2019, parents are entitled to take unpaid leave up to a maximum of 22 weeks per eligible child (see below)
from 1 September 2020, the entitlement will increase to 26 weeks per eligible child
To qualify as an eligible child, a parent
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