Parental Leave and Employment Protection (6 Months' Paid Leave) Amendment Bill
Member's bill
About this bill
The purpose of this bill is to extend paid parental leave to 26 weeks. This bill adds provisions around work contact hours, where working parents are entitled to the flexibility of returning to work for a certain amount of time during the parental leave period without losing their entitlement to paid parental leave.
Read the bill
Bill text: Parental Leave and Employment Protection (6 Months' Paid Leave) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Member responsible
Progress
Passed
This Bill has been passed by Parliament, but hasn't been given Royal Assent by the Governor-General. Once this happens, the Bill will become law.
Votes
1st reading
Passed
16 September 2015
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2nd reading
Passed
25 May 2016
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3rd reading
Passed
29 June 2016
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(17 May 2025 at 12:30 GMT+00:00)