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Articles by Fiona Sheil
Youth work is often treated as a 'nice to have' – here's why that needs to change
When you think of the government’s safer streets mission and its ambition to halve knife crime over the next decade, youth workers and youth clubs may not be the first things that come to mind. Yet the youth sector has a vital role to play in reducing crime and keeping children safe, far beyond the remit of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport or the National Youth Strategy alone.
'The boldest step yet': Can the government meet its ambition to halve violence against women and girls?
We are, as we always have been, in the midst of an epidemic of violence against women and girls. This cuts across all communities, affecting everyone. The two-million-or-so victims each year are friends, colleagues, neighbours, family – and us. An estimated 2.3 million perpetrators carry out this abuse. They’re us too. The safer streets mission to halve violence against women and girls within 10 years is a bold ambition. Like others working in this space, we applaud it.
Providing “Reasonable Accommodation” to Teachers
In a claim taken against a primary school before the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), a teacher alleged that she had been discriminated against by the school who failed to reasonably accommodate her. Facts The teacher at the centre of this case returned to school from sick leave on a phased basis on condition that she would only work with small groups of children and would avoid mainstream classroom settings to minimise her exposure to any infections.
Ireland: Increased Parental Leave Proposed
Under the recently announced Parental Leave Scheme, Irish employees would enjoy increased parental leave as of November. Currently, employees are entitled to avail of up to 18 weeks' unpaid parental leave until a child is eight years old, or 16 years old if the child has a long-term illness. This is set to change as the Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017 seeks to extend this unpaid entitlement from 18 weeks to 26 weeks and extend the qualifying age of the child from 8 to 12.
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