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IRL-1995-L-40717
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Title_of_text
Adoptive Leave Act, 1995 (No. 2 of 1995)
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Ireland
Subjects (Classification)
Maternity protection
Adopted on (Date of text)
1995-03-15
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides for entitlement of employed adopting mother (or sole male adopter) to a minimum period of adoptive leave and additional adoptive leave. An employer may not terminate or suspend an employee while he or she is absent from work on adoptive leave or additional adoptive leave. Also provisions on right to return to work and the right to suitable alternative employment in certain circumstances on return to work.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2001-08-08 (IRL-2001-R-58429)
Adoptive Leave Act, 1995 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order, 2001 (S.I. 30 of 2001).
Implementing text(s)
2001-08-08 (IRL-2001-R-58429)
Adoptive Leave Act, 1995 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order, 2001 (S.I. 30 of 2001).
Implementing text(s)
2004-10-22 (IRL-2004-R-69922)
Adoptive Leave Act 1995 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2004
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2005 (IRL-2005-L-74003)
Adoptive Leave Act 2005 (No. 25 of 2005).
Amending text(s)
2015-05-20 (IRL-2015-L-101382)
Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015).
Amending text(s)
2016-07-27 (IRL-2016-L-104427)
Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (No. 11 of 2016).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Irish Statute Book, Ireland
URL
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1995/act/2/enacted/en/html
File
IRL40717 2016.pdf (PDF of Act as revised to S.I. No. 435 of 2016)
Serial region
Serial title
Printed separately
Page range
27 p.