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Rebuilding Ireland – the Government’s program for social housing support - has been in place for the last five years.

The concept of Parent’s Leave was introduced in The Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019. Before the Act was introduced parents had to rely on Parental Leave as the basis for taking time off to look after young children after the paternity/maternity/adoptive leave period expired.

On Christmas Eve, not long before the 31 December 2020 Brexit negotiation deadline, the European Union and the United Kingdom finally reached consensus regarding the terms of their future relationship. 

As 2020 draws to a close, I would like to thank you on behalf of all at Hayes solicitors for your continued support throughout the year. 

Our update of 17 November 2020 highlighted that the European Banking Authority (EBA) was considering the status of its guidelines on payment moratoria which had been phased out at the end of September 2020.

2020 raised unexpected and extraordinary challenges for the directors of Irish companies as Covid-19 related health risks were exacerbated economically by Irish and international restrictions on travel, reduced business activity and increased costs arising from changes to the ways we do business.