Seanad debates
Wednesday, 28 May 2003
Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage.
I have already referred to sections 10 and 11 which apply corresponding provisions to fathers as provided to mothers under sections 5 and 6, which deal with the termination and postponement provisions, respectively. Section 12 amends the definition of protective leave in the 1994 Act and provides that the period of leave taken prior to postponement and the period of resumed leave after postponement shall be treated as separate periods of protective leave. Protective leave encompasses maternity leave, additional maternity leave, leave to which a father is entitled under section 16 of the principal Act, whether or not any of such leave types are postponed under this Bill, and leave granted in respect of health and safety considerations and night work.
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