GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEIRELANDMEASURESINTRODUCTION OF PAID DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEAVE AND EMPLOYER SUPPORT MEASURES
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Introduction of Paid Domestic Violence Leave and Employer Support Measures
Type of Measure
Laws > Other relevant laws > Employment Labor law
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Year
2023
Brief Description

In November 2023, Ireland introduced five days of fully paid domestic violence leave in any 12-month period, fulfilling a commitment in both the Programme for Government 2020 and the Third National Strategy on DSGBV. Women’s Aid was commissioned to support employers in developing domestic violence workplace policies, recognising the need for society-wide efforts to achieve concrete change in the workplace and beyond.

Source of Information

Beijing +30 National Report of Ireland (2024)

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