- 25 Nov 2025
- 12:30pm
- Stormont
- Organised by ICTU
Where’s Our Safe Leave? – Rally at Stormont
📅 Date: Tuesday, 25 November
🕧 Time: 12:30pm
📍 Location: Steps of Parliament Buildings, Stormont Estate
What is Safe Leave?
The Safe Leave Act was passed by the NI Assembly in 2022 and among other provisions, gives a new right of 10 days paid leave to workers who have been victims/survivors of domestic abuse.
Why is Safe Leave important?
Based on the quarterly statistical bulletins provided by the PSNI on recorded domestic abuse incidents and crimes, there have been over 100,000 domestic abuse incidents reported to the police in the three and a half years since the Safe Leave Act became law. In that time, 17 homicides with a domestic abuse motivation were recorded by the PSNI. Safe leave won’t solve this, but it will offer much needed support to workers, mostly women, who need to take time off work to see a solicitor for example, or a Doctor, or to leave a violent situation.
Why haven’t we got safe leave yet?
The Act passed in 2022, the consultation wrapped up in 2024, there is still no confirmation from the Minister for the Economy Dr Caoimhe Archibald about when the rights will be introduced.
What can trade unions do?
Trade unions campaigned for this new leave for years and now we want it delivered.
You can:
• Support the Where’s our Safe Leave Rally on 25 November at 12.30 at Parliament Buildings, Stormont
• Write to the Minister for the Economy Dr Caoimhe Archibald to ask Where is our Safe Leave at caoimhe.archibald@mla.niassembly.gov.uk and Private.Office@economy-ni.gov.uk
• Contact your MLA to write to the Minister to ask her to bring forward the legislation. Find out who your MLA is https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mla/
• Print out one of the below posters, take a picture of yourself and post it to social media.
Follow here for full campaign details on the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls
