A father was sacked by his employer just 11 days after the birth of his newborn baby and while on paternity leave. The shocked employee asked whether there were any other roles open to him, and he was told there were not. The man pointed out to the WRC hearing that any dismissal while on paternity leave is automatically unfair on foot of section 20 of the Paternity Leave and Benefit Act, 2016. The re-organisation involved making the man redundant and creating a new position of assistant manager. WRC adjudication officer, Pat Brady said that the employer in the case had adopted a cavalier attitude to the Paternity Leave and Benefit Act.

Source: The Irish Times May 23, 2018 14:15 UTC