Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2019

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Creates a legal right for employees to take paid domestic violence leave when they need time off because of domestic abuse. It also updates other employment laws so that people using this leave keep protection against unfair dismissal and related workplace rights, with disputes able to go to the Workplace Relations Commission. This matters because it gives victims a clear, protected way to step away from work without losing pay or risking their job while dealing with a dangerous situation.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to provide for a period of paid leave as a consequence of domestic violence and for that purpose to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, to extend as a consequence the protection against unfair dismissals conferred by the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2015 and to provide for the consequential amendment of certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated 13 February 2020