Summary of Family Friendly Rights
Listed below is a summary of family friendly rights, it gives a quick reference for the qualifying period and current rates for each of the family friendly rights (with some additional notes). All payments, except one, are provided through the Department of Social Protection and employees must apply directly to the DSP for them.
| Maternity Leave | Pregnant employees | 26 weeks and up to 16 unpaid weeks | Yes, Maternity Benefit is paid by the state for 26 weeks |
| Adoptive Leave | One parent of the adoptive couple, or a parent adopting alone | 24 weeks and up to 16 unpaid weeks | Yes, Adoptive Benefit is paid by the state for 24 weeks |
| Paternity Leave | New parents of children under 6 months of age (usually the father or the partner of the mother, or in the case of adoption, the parent who is not taking adoptive leave) | 2 weeks | Yes, Paternity Benefit is paid by the state for 2 weeks |
| Parental Leave | Parents and guardians of children under 12 | 26 weeks | No, it’s unpaid |
| Parent’s leave |
Parents of children under 2 years of age Parents of adopted children in the first 2 years of the placement of the child |
9 weeks |
Yes, Parent’s Benefit is paid by the state for 9 weeks |
| Leave for Medical Care |
Parents who need time off work to deal with serious medical care for the child. |
5 days in any 12 consecutive months |
No. it's unpaid |