Ireland bottom of league for well-paid maternity leave

Ireland is one of just two countries in Europe that reportedly fails to offer mothers ‘decently-paid’ maternity leave.

Decently-paid leave, according to unions, is time off, offering at least two-thirds of women’s pre-maternity leave earnings or more, or a rate of pay greater than €1,000 per month.

According to a study by the Trades Union Congress in Britain, just Ireland and Slovakia fail to offer women well-paid maternity benefit.