Siobhán Lafferty is a Senior Associate in the employment law team in Byrne Wallace Shields LLP and has a range of experience in both contentious and non-contentious employment matters. She regularly advises both employer and employee clients on issues arising from the beginning to the end of the employment relationship, regularly representing clients before the Workplace Relations Commission and in High Court proceedings.
The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill (the ‘Bill’) has passed both houses and been signed into law by the President. The Bill was introduced in order to give further effect to the EU Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers, as well as making amendments to the Parental Leave Act 1998 and Maternity Protection Act amongst others. What does the Bill mean for employers and employees?
Leave for Medical Care Purposes
The Parental Leave Act 1998 is amended to include a right for the employee to leave (without pay) for the purposes of providing personal care or in order to support a person who is, for example, the spouse or civil partner of the employee; cohabitant of
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