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Maternity leave consists of 26 weeks leave and an optional 16 weeks unpaid leave. Credits while you are getting Maternity Benefit If you are in insurable employment and are awarded Maternity Benefit from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, credits will be automatically added to your record for the period Benefit is paid to you (up to a maximum of 26 weeks). Credits while you are on unpaid Maternity Leave If you choose to take any additional unpaid leave, you must apply to Maternity Benefit Section to have credits added to your record for the period of this unpaid leave (up to a maximum of 16 weeks) after you return to work. Under the terms of the Maternity Protection Act, 1994, if you are in insurable employment, an employment contribution may be credited to your record for each week that you take additional unpaid maternity leave (up to a maximum of 16 weeks). This makes sure that your cover for social welfare benefits is kept up to date. In order to have credits added to your record for the period of your unpaid leave, you must get your employer to complete the application form for Maternity Leave Credits on page 23 after you return to work only Please note that this period of unpaid maternity leave must be taken immediately after the end of your 26 weeks’ paid Maternity Benefit. Am I still entitled to maternity leave credits even if I am not entitled to Maternity Benefit? If you are not entitled to Maternity Benefit from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, but you take maternity leave from your employment, you will be entitled to have credits added to your record for the period of your maternity leave. In this case, you must provide written confirmation from your employer of the periods of maternity leave for which you wish to apply for credit, after you return to work only (this applies up to a maximum of 42 weeks – 26 weeks maternity leave plus an additional unpaid maternity leave allowance of up to 16 weeks). Send the completed application/employer letter to: Maternity Benefit Section Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Mc Carter’s Road Ardarvan Buncrana Co. Donegal If you are calling from outside the Republic of Ireland please call +353 1 471 5898. Note The rates charged for using 1890 (LoCall) numbers may vary among different service providers.
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Cuimsíonn an tSaoire Mháithreachais 26 seachtaine de shaoire agus 16 seachtaine de shaoire roghnach gan phá. Creidmheasanna le linn duit Sochar Máithreachais a fháil Má tá tú i bhfostaíocht inárachaithe agus má dhámhtar an Sochar Máithreachais duit ón Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí, cuirfear creidmheasanna go huathoibríoch le do thaifead i leith na tréimhse a n-íocfar an Sochar leat (suas le 26 seachtaine ar a mhéad). Creidmheasanna le linn duit a bheith ar Shaoire Mháithreachais gan phá Má dhéanann tú an rogha go nglacfaidh tú saoire bhreise gan phá, ní mór duit iarratas a dhéanamh chuig Rannóg an tSochair Mháithreachais chun go gcuirfear creidmheasanna le do thaifead i leith na tréimhse seo de shaoire gan phá (suas le 16 seachtaine ar a mhéad) tar éis duit filleadh ar obair. Faoi théarmaí an Achta um Chosaint Mháithreachais, 1994, má tá tú i bhfostaíocht inárachaithe, féadfar ranníoc fostaíochta a chur chun sochair do do thaifead i dtaca le gach seachtain a nglacfaidh tú saoire bhreise mháithreachais gan phá (suas le 16 seachtaine ar a mhéad). Cinntíonn sé seo go gcoinnítear do chumhdach ó thaobh na sochar leasa shóisialaigh cothrom leis an eolas is déanaí. Ionas gur féidir creidmheasanna a chur le do thaifead i leith na tréimhse de do shaoire gan phá, ní mór duit socruithe a dhéanamh chun go líonfaidh d’fhostóir an fhoirm iarratais ar Chreidmheasanna um Shaoire Mháithreachais ar leathanach 23 tar éis duit filleadh ar obair agus ag an tráth sin amháin. Tabhair faoi deara, le do thoil, nach mór an tréimhse seo de shaoire mháithreachais gan phá a ghlacadh díreach tar éis dheireadh na tréimhse 26 seachtaine de do Shochar Máithreachais le pá. An bhfuilim i dteideal na gcreidmheasanna um shaoire mháithreachais fiú mura bhfuilim i dteideal an tSochair Mháithreachais? Mura bhfuil tú i dteideal an tSochair Mháithreachais ón Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí, ach má ghlacann tú saoire mháithreachais ó d’fhostaíocht, beidh tú i dteideal creidmheasanna a bheith curtha le do thaifead i dtaca le tréimhse do shaoire máithreachais. Sa chás seo, ní mór duit daingniúchán i scríbhinn a chur ar fáil ó d’fhostóir faoi na tréimhsí de shaoire mháithreachais ar mian leat iarratas ar chreidmheas a dhéanamh ina dtaobh, tar éis duit filleadh ar obair agus ag an tráth sin amháin (tá feidhm aige seo maidir le suas le 42 sheachtain ar a mhéad – 26 seachtaine de shaoire mháithreachais móide liúntas suas le 16 seachtaine de shaoire bhreise mháithreachais gan phá). Cuir an t-iarratas líonta/litir ón bhfostóir chuig: Rannóg an tSochair Mháithreachais An Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí Bóthar Mhic Artair Bun Cranncha Contae Dhún na nGall Íosghlao: 1890 690 690 (ó Phoblacht na hÉireann amháin) + 353 1 47 15898 (ó Thuaisceart na hÉireann nó ón gcoigríoch)