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No. 20 of 2003Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003
Public bill · Government · Presented
The Bill would strengthen workplace protections around maternity and related leave. It would allow leave to be postponed if a child is hospitalised, provide paid time off for antenatal classes, breastfeeding breaks or reduced hours, protect employment rights during additional maternity leave, and give fathers limited rights to attend antenatal classes and take related leave.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Maternity Protection Act 1994 and to provide for related matters
Last updated 16 April 2018
Sponsor
- Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Primary
Progress
- First StageSeanad
- Second StageSeanad
- Committee StageSeanad
- Report StageSeanad
- Fifth StageSeanad
- Second StageDáil
- Committee StageDáil
- Report StageDáil
- Fifth StageDáil Enacted
- EnactedEnacted
Debates
- Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. Seanad
- Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. Dáil
- Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003 [ SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS
- Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Second Stage. Dáil
- Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee. Dáil
- Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. Seanad
- Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. Seanad
- Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Order for Second Stage. Seanad
- Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. Seanad
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