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Second Session, 44th General Assembly

49 Elizabeth II, 2000

BILL 20

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LABOUR STANDARDS ACT

Received and Read the First Time
Second Reading
Committee
Third Reading
Royal Assent

HONOURABLE OLIVER LANGDON

Minister of Environment and Labour

Ordered to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly

 

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Clause 1 of the Bill would amend section 43.5 of the Labour Standards Act to extend the period of parental leave, making the provision consistent with the extended parental benefits available under the Employment Insurance Act (Canada).

Clause 2 of the Bill is a commencement clause.

 

A BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LABOUR
STANDARDS ACT

Analysis

      1. S.43.5 Amdt.
      End of parental leave

      2. Commencement

        Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

RSN1990 cL-2
as amended


1.Section 43.5 of the Labour Standards Act is amended by deleting the number "12" and by substituting the number "35".


Commencement


2.This Act shall come into force on December 31, 2000.


 

 

ŠEarl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer