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Session, 49th General Assembly 68 Elizabeth II, 2019 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE
LABOUR STANDARDS ACT |
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Received and Read the First Time................................................................ |
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HONOURABLE CHRISTOPHER MITCHELMORE Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour |
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Ordered to be printed by
the Honourable House of Assembly |
EXPLANATORY NOTES This Bill would amend the Labour Standards Act to · remove the requirement for parental leave to begin no later than 35 weeks after a child is born or comes into the custody or care of a parent; and · require that parental leave come to an end on the earlier of 61 weeks from the day it began or 96 weeks after a child is born or comes into the custody or care of a parent. A BILL AN ACT TO AMEND THE LABOUR STANDARDS ACT Analysis 1.
S.43.3 Amdt. 2.
S.43.5 R&S Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: RSNL1990 cL-2 1. Subsection 43.3(2) of the Labour Standards Act is repealed. 2. Section 43.5 is repealed and the following substituted: End of parental leave 43.5 (1) Parental leave ends on the earlier of (a) 61 weeks after it began; or (b) 96 weeks after the day the child is born or comes into the care and custody of the parent for the first time. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), parental leave may end on an earlier day if the employee gives the employer at least 4 weeks' written notice of that day. ©Queen's Printer |