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No. 30/1998:
PARENTAL LEAVE ACT, 1998
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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PART I
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PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL
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Section
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1. Short title and commencement.
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2. Interpretation.
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3. Regulations.
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4. Voidance or modification of certain provisions in agreements.
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5. Expenses.
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PART II
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PARENTAL LEAVE AND Force Majeure LEAVE
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6. Entitlement to parental leave.
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7. Manner in which parental leave may be taken.
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8. Notice of parental leave.
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9. Confirmation of parental leave.
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10. Postponement, curtailment and variation of parental leave by parties concerned.
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11. Postponement by employer of parental leave.
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12. Abuse of parental leave.
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13. Leave on grounds of force majeure.
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PART III
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EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS
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14. Protection of employment rights.
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15. Return to work.
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16. Right to alternative employment.
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PART IV
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RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES
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17. "Dispute".
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18. Reference of disputes to rights commissioner.
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19. Appeal from decision of rights commissioner.
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20. Appeal to High Court on point of law.
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21. Redress.
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22. Enforcement of decisions of rights commissioner and determinations of Tribunal.
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PART V
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MISCELLANEOUS
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23. Notices.
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24. Winding up and bankruptcy.
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25. Amendment of enactments.
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26. Extension of Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Act, 1984.
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27. Records.
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28. Review of Act.
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ACTS REFERRED TO
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| Adoption Act, 1952 |
1952, No. 25 |
| Bankruptcy Act, 1988 |
1988, No. 27 |
| Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956 |
1956, No. 46 |
| Companies Act, 1963 |
1963, No. 33 |
| Courts Act, 1981 |
1981, No. 11 |
| Employment Agency Act, 1971 |
1971, No. 27 |
| Employment Equality Act, 1998 |
1998, No. 21 |
| Freedom of Information Act, 1997 |
1997, No. 13 |
| Local Government Act, 1941 |
1941, No. 23 |
| Maternity Protection Act, 1994 |
1994, No. 34 |
| Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act, 1973 |
1973, No. 4 |
| Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts, 1973 to 1991 |
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| Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 |
1997, No. 20 |
| Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Act, 1984 |
1984, No. 21 |
| Redundancy Payments Act, 1967 |
1967, No. 21 |
| Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 to 1991 |
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| Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977 |
1977, No. 10 |
| Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 to 1993 |
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Number 30 of 1998
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PARENTAL LEAVE ACT, 1998
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AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 96/34/EC OF 3 JUNE 1996 ON THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON PARENTAL LEAVE CONCLUDED BY UNICE, CEEP AND THE ETUC, FOR THAT PURPOSE TO AMEND CERTAIN ENACTMENTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [8th July, 1998]
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
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