The persons for whom the employee must be taking care of are either:

1. a person of whom the employee is the parent or adoptive parent;
2.  the spouse of the employee or a person with whom the employee is living as husband or wife;
3. a person to whom the employee is in loco parentis;
4.  a brother or sister of the employee;
5. a parent or grandparent of the employee, and
6.  a person other than one specified in any of paragraphs (a) to (e), who resides with the employee in a relationship of domestic dependency. 

The employee who takes the Force Majeure leave must give the employer Notice with the dates and a statement of facts regarding why the leave is necessary. Your employer might have a specific Force Majeure Leave form you can fill out.

This is 3 days leave in a 12 month period or 5 days leave in a 36 month consecutive period.

Teachers rights in this regard can see seen and read in Circular 0032/2007.

Kieran Cleary and Roger Cleary Employment Law Solicitors can help with questions you may have regarding employment law matters and our numbers are (01) 546 1121 or  (052) 612 1999 or our email address is info@clearysolicitors.com

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