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Parental Leave Act, 1998 (No. 30)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart I Preliminary and General (ss. 1-5)1. Short title and commencement.2. Interpretation.3. Regulations.4. Voidance or modification of certain provisions in agreements.5. Expenses.Part II Parental Leave and Force Majeure Leave (ss. 6-13AA)6. Entitlement to parental leave.7. Manner in which parental leave may be taken.8. Notice of parental leave.9. Confirmation of parental leave.10. Postponement, curtailment and variation of parental leave by parties concerned.11. Postponement by employer of parental leave.12. Abuse of parental leave.13. Leave on grounds of force majeure.13A. Leave for medical care purposes.13AA. Domestic violence leave.Part IIA Requests for flexible working arrangements for caring purposes (ss. 13B-13H)13B. Right to request a flexible working arrangement for caring purposes.13C. Obligation on employer to consider request under section 13B.13D. Changes to flexible working arrangements.13E. Termination in certain circumstances of flexible working arrangement.13F. Early return to previous working arrangement.13G. Abuse of flexible working arrangement.13H. Review of Part.Part III Employment Rights (ss. 14-16A)14. Protection of employment rights.15. Return to work.15A. Right to request changes when returning from parental leave.16A. Protection of employees from penalisation.16. Right to alternative employment.Part IV Resolution of Disputes (ss. 17-22)17. "Dispute".18. Reference of disputes to rights commissioner.19. Appeal from decision of rights commissioner.20. Appeal to High Court on point of law.21. Decision under section 41 or 44 of Workplace Relations Act 2015.21A. Decision under section 41 or 44 of Act of 2015 in relation to dispute under Part IIA.22. Enforcement of decisions of rights commissioner and determinations of Tribunal.Part V Miscellaneous (ss. 22A-28)22A. Codes of practice.23. Notices.24. Winding up and bankruptcy.25. Amendment of enactments.26. Extension of Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Act, 1984.27. Records.28. Review of Act.
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Version status: Repealed | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 October 2015 - onwards
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19. Appeal from decision of rights commissioner.

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