Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 6:

In page 3, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following:

"PART 1

PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL

Short title, collection citation and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022.

(2) The Parental Leave Acts 1998 to 2019 and Part 2 may be cited together as the Parental Leave Acts 1998 to 2022.

(3) This Act, other than Parts 3 and 4 and sections 22 and 23, shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth may by order or orders appoint either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

(4) Part 3 shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment may by order or orders appoint either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

(5) Part 4 and section 22 shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, may by order or orders appoint either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.".

These are technical amendments to provide for the separation of the Bill into parts to allow for the incorporation of the right to request remote working. Part 1 will deal with commencement provisions. Part 2 will deal with the leave provisions of the Bill, including leave for medical care purposes and domestic violence leave, the right to request flexible working and other amendments to the parental leave Act. Part 3 will deal with the right to request remote working. Part 4 will deal with provisions relating to the code of practice and amendments to other pieces of legislation, including the miscellaneous provisions.

Amendment No. 6 inserts a new section 1 into the Bill to provide for the commencement provisions of the parts of the Bill. Amendments Nos. 7 and 36 are consequential on this amendment.

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