Parental Leave and Employment Protection (6 Months' Paid Leave) Amendment Bill
Member's bill
23 July 2015
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.
- Introduced on 23 July 2015
- 1st reading on 16 September 2015
- 2nd reading on 25 May 2016
- 3rd reading on 29 June 2016
Votes
1st reading
PassedReading date: 16 September 2015
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2nd reading
PassedReading date: 25 May 2016
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3rd reading
PassedReading date: 29 June 2016
No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.
Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.
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