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Breastfeeding and work
A short summary of rights and opportunities
The Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004 sets out the entitlements of women in employment who are breast feeding. It was brought into effect by SI 654 of 2004 Maternity Protection (Protection of Mothers who are Breastfeeding) Regulations 2004.
Who is covered?
All women in employment who have given birth within the previous 6 months are covered under the legislation.
All may not be revealed
The Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures Act 2016 sets the standard for disclosure.
The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 commenced on the 29th April 2016.
The enactment of this legislation brings Ireland in line with most other EU states in providing that people convicted of relatively minor offences can eventually leave the past behind and look to the future with confidence.
Coming Soon! Paid paternity leave
When the recent Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill becomes law in September,(1st September 2016 ) all employers in Ireland will have to grant two weeks paternity leave to qualifying fathers in their employment.
Room for improvement
How to give a good, bad performance review
As an employer you are constantly striving to improve performance. It is good to reward an employee for an excellent job done, but what about when the performance is below what is expected? This leads to the next question.
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ERA employment rights advice is a specialist employment law consultancy based in Monaghan and serving all of the Republic of Ireland.Because we only work in the area of employment law, we can focus on getting the right result for our client.
We will prepare the case, negotiate a settlement where appropriate or prosecute the case at full hearing when necessary.