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Maternity Protection Act 1994 (Number 34 of 1994).

País/Territorio
Irlanda
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1994 (2020)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An act to implement Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, to re-enact with amendments the provisions of the Maternity Protection Of Employees Acts, 1981 and 1991, to entitle a male employee to leave in certain cases where the mother of his child dies, to extend as a consequence of the above-mentioned provisions the protection against unfair dismissals conferred by The Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977, and to provide for related matters.
Materia
Alimentación y nutrición, General
Palabra clave
Género Protección social Salud pública Derechos económicos, sociales y culturales Equidad Solución de controversias Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Derechos humanos Alactamiento/alimentos para niños Regímenes dietéticos especiales Nutrición
Área geográphica
Islas del Océano Atlántico, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Atlántico Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Septentrional
Resumen

This Act contains provisions aimed at regulating maternity leave; allocation of minimum period, extension, including entitlement to time off from work or reduction of working hours for breastfeeding. In particular an employee who is breastfeeding shall be entitled, without loss of pay, at the option of her employer to either—time off from her work for the purpose of breastfeeding in the workplace, or a reduction of her working hours. Furthermore the Act contains provisions on employment protection, such as preservation or suspension of certain rights while on protective leave, etc. Part V resolution of disputes.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
revisedacts.lawreform.ie