Extending paternal leave not based on 'common sense', Ibec says

A business umbrella group has hit out at new Government rules allowing up to 60,000 parents to take two extra weeks of paid leave in the first year of their child's life, claiming it will damage firms and is not based on any "common sense".

Business group Ibec criticised the decision after it was brought into practice by Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty on Friday.