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Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (No. 11)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart 1 Preliminary and general (ss. 1-5)1. Short title and commencement2. Interpretation3. Regulations4. Voidance or modification of certain provisions in agreements5. ExpensesPart 2 Paternity Leave (ss. 6-17)6. Entitlement to paternity leave7. Notification to employer8. Allocation of paternity leave9. Commencement of paternity leave (early confinement)10. Postponement of paternity leave11. Postponement of paternity leave in event of sickness of relevant parent12. Postponement of paternity leave in event of hospitalisation of child13. Relevant parent to whom section 16 of Act of 1994 applies14. Relevant parent to whom section 9 of Act of 1995 applies15. Entitlement of employed surviving parent to leave on death of relevant parent16. Abuse of paternity leave17. Maintenance of recordsPart 3 Employment protection (ss. 18-26)18. Interpretation (Part 3)19. Preservation or suspension of rights while on paternity leave20. Voidance of certain purported terminations of employment, etc.21. Extension of certain notices of termination of employment or of certain suspensions22. Protection of employees from penalisation23. General right to return to work on expiry of paternity leave24. Notification of intention to return to work25. Postponement of return to work26. Provisions applying where employee not permitted to return to workPart 4 Resolution of disputes (ss. 27-29)27. Disputes regarding entitlements under Act28. Decision under section 41 or 44 of Act of 201529. Burden of proofPart 5 Paternity benefit (ss. 30-31)30. Amendment of section 39 of Act of 200531. Paternity benefitPart 6 Miscellaneous (ss. 32-37)32. Amendment of Schedule 3 to Redundancy Payments Act 196733. Amendment of section 6 of Act of 197734. Amendment of Act of 199435. Amendment of Act of 199536. Amendment of section 126 of Taxes Consolidation Act 199737. Amendment of Act of 2015
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Published date: 27 July 2016

Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (No. 11)

Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part 1 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 2 Paternity Leave (ss. 6-17)
6. Entitlement to paternity leave
7. Notification to employer
8. Allocation of paternity leave
9. Commencement of paternity leave (early confinement)
10. Postponement of paternity leave
11. Postponement of paternity leave in event of sickness of relevant parent
12. Postponement of paternity leave in event of hospitalisation of child
13. Relevant parent to whom section 16 of Act of 1994 applies
14. Relevant parent to whom section 9 of Act of 1995 applies
15. Entitlement of employed surviving parent to leave on death of relevant parent
16. Abuse of paternity leave
17. Maintenance of records
Part 3 Employment protection (ss. 18-26)
18. Interpretation (Part 3)
19. Preservation or suspension of rights while on paternity leave
20. Voidance of certain purported terminations of employment, etc.
21. Extension of certain notices of termination of employment or of certain suspensions
22. Protection of employees from penalisation
23. General right to return to work on expiry of paternity leave
24. Notification of intention to return to work
25. Postponement of return to work
26. Provisions applying where employee not permitted to return to work
Part 4 Resolution of disputes (ss. 27-29)
27. Disputes regarding entitlements under Act
28. Decision under section 41 or 44 of Act of 2015
29. Burden of proof
Part 5 Paternity benefit (ss. 30-31)
30. Amendment of section 39 of Act of 2005
31. Paternity benefit
Part 6 Miscellaneous (ss. 32-37)
32. Amendment of Schedule 3 to Redundancy Payments Act 1967
33. Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1977
34. Amendment of Act of 1994
35. Amendment of Act of 1995
36. Amendment of section 126 of Taxes Consolidation Act 1997
37. Amendment of Act of 2015
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