Community Response. An employee shall not suffer loss of pay or benefits when responding to a non- premeditated emergency when the employee deems assistance is urgently required, e.g. car accident. For formal Search and Rescue responses, employees may be provided time off, either at unpaid leave or at no loss of pay, if the absence is not detrimental to the department's operation.
Community Response. An employee shall not suffer loss of pay or benefits when responding to a non- premeditated emergency when the employee deems assistance is urgently required, e.g. car accident.
Community Response. A child welfare concern comes to the attention of a service provider or professional working in the community. It may not meet the threshold of ‘reasonable grounds for concern’8 to warrant a referral being made to the HSE . The community service provider or professional speaks with the family about the possibility of connecting the family to services in their local community. Advice may be sought from voluntary service providers, public health nurses or primary care services in this regard. Where these may not be appropriate to meet the family and the child’s needs, a referral to a more specialist service (eg. Addiction services, Child Psychiatry) through the family’s GP is explored.
