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IRL-1998-L-53830
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Parental Leave Act (No. 30 of 1998).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Ireland
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment; Workers with family responsibilities
Adopted on (Date of text)
1998-07-08
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides for 14 weeks of parental leave and three days of force majeur leave for employees who have been in consecutive employment with an employer for more than one year. Implements Council Directive 96/34/EC.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1998-12-03
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Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
1996-06-03 (EEU-1996-DI-44301)
Directive 96/34/CE du Conseil, du 3 juin 1996, concernant l'accord-cadre sur le congé parental conclu par l'UNICE, le CEEP et la CES.
Basic text(s)
1996-06-03 (EEU-1996-DI-44301)
Directive 96/34/CE du Conseil, du 3 juin 1996, concernant l'accord-cadre sur le congé parental conclu par l'UNICE, le CEEP et la CES.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1999-02-09 (IRL-1999-R-56792)
Parental Leave (Maximum Compensation) Regulations, 1999 (No. 34 of 1999).
Implementing text(s)
1999-02-09 (IRL-1999-R-56792)
Parental Leave (Maximum Compensation) Regulations, 1999 (No. 34 of 1999).
Implementing text(s)
1999-01-19 (IRL-1999-R-56793)
Parental Leave (Disputes and Appeals) Regulations, 1999 (No. 6 of 1999).
Implementing text(s)
1999-01-19 (IRL-1999-R-56793)
Parental Leave (Disputes and Appeals) Regulations, 1999 (No. 6 of 1999).
Implementing text(s)
2000-07-19 (IRL-2000-R-57291)
European Communities (Parental Leave) Regulations, 2000 (S.I. No. 231 of 2000).
Implementing text(s)
2000-07-19 (IRL-2000-R-57291)
European Communities (Parental Leave) Regulations, 2000 (S.I. No. 231 of 2000).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2006-05-18 (IRL-2006-L-73998)
Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2006 (No. 13 of 2006).
Amending text(s)
2015-05-20 (IRL-2015-L-101382)
Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015).
Amending text(s)
2019-05-28 (IRL-2019-L-108843)
Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act 11 of 2019).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2014-07-23 (IRL-2014-L-98319)
Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (Act No. 20 of 2014).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Law Reform Commission, Ireland
URL
http://revisedacts.lawreform.ie/eli/1998/act/30/revised/en/html
File
IRL53830 2015.pdf (PDF of Act as revised to S.I. No. 12 of 2016)
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette, Acts
Page range
20 p.