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How to Handle – Leave Requests

How to Handle – Leave Requests

Update: 2025-12-12
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In this podcast, Partner and head of our Employment, Benefits and Immigration team in Dublin, Karen Killalea, and Associate, Ciara Ní Longaigh, provide a general overview of how to handle different types of leave requests in the workplace.

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Karen Killalea | Partner | +353 1 619 2037 | Karen.Killalea@maples.com | View Bio

Ciara Ní Longaigh | Associate | +353 1 619 2740 | Ciara.NiLongaigh@maples.com | View bio

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Adoptive Leave Act 1995 (As amended)

Carer's Leave Act 2001 (as amended)

MATERNITY PROTECTION ACT 1994 (as amended)

PARENT’S LEAVE AND BENEFIT ACT 2019 (as amended)

Parental Leave Act, 1998 (as amended)

Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016

Sick Leave Act 2022

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

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How to Handle – Leave Requests

How to Handle – Leave Requests