APPENDIX 21
Memorandum submitted by the Brewers and
Licensed Retailers Association (PL 12)
1. The Brewers and Licensed Retailers Association
notes that there is no requirement under the text of the Directive
for the parental leave entitlement of three months to be paid,
either by the State or by employers. It is our view that such
voluntary leave should be unpaid.
2. However, in the event that the Government
decides that there should be some form of payment for parental
leave, this should be met by the State and not employers, who
will already have to meet the costs of covering this leave in
their organisations during the three month period. It would be
most unfair, therefore, to place an additional cost burden on
employers who will be seeking to comply with a plethora of new
employment legislation.
3. The Association will be responding to
future Government consultation on draft regulations on parental
leave.
28 May 1999
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