Time off for new grandparents could be the next big work benefit, as people are living and working longer.
A number of companies are offering so-called 'grandternity leave' - including tech company Cisco and consulting firm Mercer.
They are offering two weeks' paid time off to welcome a new grandchild.
HR Suite employment law expert Caroline Reidy told Moncrieff paid leave would be unusual.
"It's really best in class when you see it being paid leave, like the Ciscos and the Mercers are offering," she said.
"But for many companies this will be an unpaid option if they look at introducing it.
"It's really appreciating the fact that people are working on longer, and balancing family and flexibility is something we're seeing happening more and more".
'Full labour market'
Ms Reidy said companies want to keep their workers.
"The reason we're very much now focused on different types of leave is we have a full labour market... and also we're finding that people are retiring later," she said.
"People are living longer, they're healthier, they want to work on longer.
"For a lot of people things like having leave off for different milestones means they're not taking days out of their holidays, so they've more opportunity to be able to balance work and life".
How it works
Ms Reidy explained the leave is being trialled for people who have 'grandparenting responsibilities.'
"Their daughter or son may have a new baby and they need to take some time off to assist or to help," she said.
"Rather than take it out of their holidays, unpaid leave is what's proposed at the minute, but that they can add it on as additional days to their holidays.
"Something like what we have just recently introduced here for carers and medical leave, which is a five-day leave.
"I definitely think a lot of people will be delighted to hear talk of it and I think it's one that has merit".
A modern office block in Dublin. Picture by: Peter Atkinson / Alamy Stock PhotoMs Reidy said the days could be grouped together or taken separately.
"For people over-55 now, it's up 12% in terms of the percentage of the population that are at work," she said.
"So we know there's more people working on longer.
"The other extreme [to two weeks' paid leave] might be that you give, for example, five days unpaid leave that people can take either when the new baby arrives or at different stages throughout the year," she added.
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