Adoptive Leave Bill 2004

Public bill · Government · Presented

The Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 would extend paid adoptive leave by two weeks, to 16 weeks, and preserve an existing option of up to eight weeks’ unpaid additional leave. It would give employees paid time off for required pre-adoption classes and meetings, allow leave to be postponed if the child is hospitalised, and permit unpaid leave to end if the employee becomes ill. Adoption-related leave would count towards rights such as annual leave and seniority, while employees would be protected from dismissal and entitled to return to the same or an equivalent job.

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Bill entitled an Act to amend the Adoptive Leave Act 1995 and to provide for connected matters

Last updated 13 April 2018