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Adoptive Leave

An adoptive mother or a sole adoptive father has an entitlement to 24 weeks paid Adoptive Leave 

An employee has an entitlement to an additional 16 weeks unpaid adoptive leave. Where public holidays fall during the period of unpaid adoptive leave they are added on at the end of the unpaid leave period.

The application procedures for adoptive leave are the same as for maternity leave. The applicant must also submit the original Adoption Order to the Human Resources Department (this will be returned by registered post).

An employee paying the ‘A’ stamp PRSI, must submit the appropriate Adoptive Leave Benefit form, to the Human Resources Department. The Human Resources Department will complete pay details and forward the form to the employee. The employee is required to forward the form to Social Welfare. The teacher in question will continue to receive their salary as normal from CDETB, but must submit all Adoptive Leave Benefit payments to CDETB.

The Leave is available to: An employed adopting mother, a sole male adopter. An adopting father is entitled to certain leave in circumstances where the adopting mother had died before or during the period of adoptive leave.

See DES Circular Letter 0018/2013 for more information.
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