Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2002 United Kingdom

Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

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2 compliance obligations

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s.017

Notice and evidential requirements for ordinary adoption leave

  • Provide adoption leave notice and evidence to employees
s.023

Redundancy during adoption leave

  • Offer suitable alternative employment to redundant employees on adoption leave
Browse 29 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation and commencement

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Application

s.004

Entitlement to paternity leave: birth

s.005

Options in respect of leave under regulation 4

s.006

Notice and evidential requirements for leave under regulation 4

s.007

Commencement of leave under regulation 4

s.008

Entitlement to paternity leave: adoption

s.009

Options in respect of leave under regulation 8

s.010

Notice and evidential requirements for leave under regulation 8

s.011

Commencement of leave under regulation 8

s.012

Application of terms and conditions during paternity leave

s.013

Right to return after paternity leave

s.014

Incidents of the right to return after paternity leave

s.015

Entitlement to ordinary adoption leave

s.016

Options in respect of ordinary adoption leave

s.018

Duration and commencement of ordinary adoption leave

s.019

Application of terms and conditions during ordinary adoption leave

s.020

Additional adoption leave: entitlement, duration and commencement

s.021

Application of terms and conditions during additional adoption leave

s.022

Disrupted placement in the course of adoption leave

s.024

Dismissal during adoption leave

s.025

Requirement to notify intention to return during adoption leave period

s.026

Right to return after adoption leave

s.027

Incidents of the right to return from adoption leave

s.028

Protection from detriment

s.029

Unfair dismissal

s.030

Contractual rights to paternity or adoption leave

s.031

Calculation of a week’s pay

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