Rate of parents taking maternity and paternity leave dropped last year - CSO
The proportion of female employees in receipt of state Maternity Benefit in 2022 fell to 5.5%. The sector with the highest rate of employees availing of state maternity benefit was Human Health and Social Work Activities while the lowest rate was in Accommodation and Food Service Activities. The CSO figures also who that since being introduced in 2019, claims for state Parent’s Benefit have seen a dramatic increase.
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