Tax Allowance for PNA members.   Where obliged to supply and launder their own uniforms                                                   €733
Where obliged to supply their own uniforms but are laundered free                                   ...

A Career Break may be granted to permanent employees for the following reasons:- Domestic purposes- Educational purposes- Travel AbroadA career break is for a minimum of 1 year. Staff granted Career Breaks can be replaced in a permanent capacity.There is also a facility to grant Special Leave without...

The Parental Leave Act also makes provision for force majeure leave. An employee is entitled to leave with pay, i.e. force majeure leave, where, owing to an injury to or an illness of a family member, the immediate presence of the employee is required at the place where the family member is.This leave...

Special leave with pay, up to a maximum of three days, may be allowed on the death of an immediate relative or in exceptional circumstances, on the death of a more distant relative. On the death of a spouse, the maximum number of days allowed may be increased to five. Extra days may be allowed where...

The granting of Parental leave is governed by the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2006.Parental leave can be granted to men and women to take care of their young children where;- the employee has one years continuous service- in a case where an employee has not completed one years continuous service but...

Interview Leave
IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPENDIX A - NO. 5
OF CIRCULAR 10/715.      When a candidate for a post advertised by the Local AppointmentsCommission,  the Civil Service Commission, a government department, a health board or a local authority, a maximum of six days with pay in any...

Facilities for non full-time representatives of staff associations/unions1. I am directed by the Minister of Health to say that he has had under review the arrangements relating to the facilities which are available to non full-time representatives of staff association/unions.2. I am to convey approval...

Persons pursuing certificate courses may be granted three days study leave in each year of the course. This leave is intended to facilitate preparation for the examinations and therefore must be taken prior to the examination.Persons pursuing courses at a standard higher than certificate level i.e. diploma,...

TERM TIME WORKING is aimed at further supporting a family friendly working environment by seeking to make available attendance patterns which enable employees to balance, in so far as is possible, both work and domestic obligations. This particular policy allows working parents/guardians to match working...

Fathers may be granted three days special leave with pay in respect of each child born or placed for adoption on or after 1st January 2001. This leave is to be taken at the time of birth/placement or up to four weeks afterward. These provisions also apply to stillbirths after the 24th week of pregnancy.Entitlement...