Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave and Work Contact Hours) Amendment Bill

  • vetoed on 29 June 2016
  • Discharged by financial veto

Sue Moroney

Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave and Work Contact Hours) Amendment Bill

Member’s Bill

51—2

Contents

Commentary
Key
1Title
2Commencement
3Principal Act
Part 1
Amendments to come into force on 1 April 20162017
4Section 1A amended (Purpose)
4ASection 1B amended (Outline)
5Section 9 amended (Duration of maternity leave)
6Section 19A amended (Extension of partner’s/paternity leave entitlements for spouses or partners of employees in certain circumstances)
7Section 19B amended (Extension of partner’s/paternity leave of adoptive parent)
8Section 26 amended (Duration of extended leave)
9Section 27 amended (Extended leave to be shared between parents)
10Section 32 amended (Requirements where extended leave sought)
11Section 45 amended (Early ending and extension of parental leave)
12Section 56 amended (Parental leave complaints)
13Section 71A amended (Purpose)
14New sections 71HA to 71HC and cross-heading inserted
Work contact hours
71HAWork contact hours during parental leave
71HBEffect of working for work contact hours
71HCTransfer of work contact hours
15Section 71J amended (Duration of parental leave payment)
16Section 71L amended (End of parental leave payment for employees)
17Section 71LA amended (End of parental leave payment for self-employed persons)
18Regulations amended
Part 2
Amendments to come into force on 1 April 2018
19Section 1A amended (Purpose)
19ASection 1B amended (Outline)
20Section 9 amended (Duration of maternity leave)
21Section 19A amended (Extension of partner’s/paternity leave entitlements for spouses or partners of employees in certain circumstances)
22Section 19B amended (Extension of partner’s/paternity leave of adoptive parent)
23Section 26 amended (Duration of extended leave)
24Section 27 amended (Extended leave to be shared between parents)
25Section 32 amended (Requirements where extended leave sought)
26Section 45 amended (Early ending and extension of parental leave)
27Section 71A amended (Purpose)
28Section 71HA amended (Work contact hours during parental leave)
29Section 71J amended (Duration of parental leave payment)
30Section 71L amended (End of parental leave payment for employees)
31Section 71LA amended (End of parental leave payment for self-employed persons)
32Regulations amended
Schedule 1
Amendments to Parental Leave and Employment Protection Regulations 20022016 that come into force on 1 April 20162017
Schedule 2
Amendments to Parental Leave and Employment Protection Regulations 20022016 that come into force on 1 April 2018
Legislative history

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: