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MLT-2003-R-65356
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Parental Leave Entitlement Regulations (Legal Notice 225 of 2003).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Malta
Subjects (Classification)
Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave; Workers with family responsibilities
Adopted on (Date of text)
2003-09-02
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Made under Employment and Industrial Relations Act. Sets forth minimum requirements designed to facilitate reconciliation of parental and professional responsibilities for working parents. Establishes right of male and female workers to be granted unpaid parental leave on the grounds of birth, adoption or legal custody of a child to enable them to take care of that child for a period of three months until the child has attained the age of eight years. Also makes provision for right to return to same job, entitlement of employees during parental leave, unfair dismissal and some related matters.
Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
2002-12-02 (MLT-2002-L-63367)
Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Act XXII of 2002) (Cap. 452).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Parental Leave Entitlement Regulations
Author
Laws of Malta
Publisher
Ministry for Justice and Local Government
Country
Malta
URL
http://docs.justice.gov.mt/lom/legislation/english/subleg/452/78.pdf
Page range
4 p.