Adoptive Leave Act, 1995

Amendment of section 6 (2) of Act of 1977.

24.—Section 6 (2) of the Act of 1977 (which specifies the matters which cause a dismissal resulting from any of those matters to be an unfair dismissal) is hereby amended by the insertion after paragraph (g) (inserted by the Maternity Protection Act, 1994 ) of the following paragraph:

“(h) the exercise or contemplated exercise by an adopting parent of her right under the Adoptive Leave Act, 1995, to adoptive leave or additional adoptive leave.”.