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ISL-2000-L-61129
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Title_of_text
Act on Maternity/Paternity Leave and Parental Leave No. 95/2000.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Iceland
Subjects (Classification)
Maternity protection
Adopted on (Date of text)
2000
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Lög um fæðingar- og foreldraorlof nr. 95/2000
Abstract/Citation
Makes provision for maternity, paternity and parental leave. Part II regulates overall responsibility for implementation, and establishes parental leave fund and parental leave complaints board. Section III provides for right to and duration of maternity/paternity leave. Leave may be claimed on the occasion of birth, primary adoption of a child under the age of eight, and permanent foster care of a child under the age of eight. Parents shall each have an independent right to maternity/paternity leave of up to three months, with possible extension. Also regulates notification of maternity/paternity leave, safety and health in the work place, right to maternity and paternity leave in the event of stillbirth and miscarriage, parents' rights to payments from maternity/paternity leave fund, accumulation and protection of rights, and applications to social security institute. Part V deals with exceptional circumstances such as multiple births and illness of a child and its mother. Section VI provides for maternity/paternity grants to parents who are not active in the labour market or who are attending full-time educational programmes. Section VII deals with parental leave, and Section VIII contains common provisions. Date uncertain.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2012-05-11 (ISL-2012-R-91315)
Regulation on entry into force of the EU Directives on Social Security No. 442/2012.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1993-12-23 (ISL-1993-L-46623)
Act No. 117 of 1993 on Social Security.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2006 (ISL-2006-L-74783)
Act No. 22/2006 on payments of chronically ill or severely disabled children.
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1987-03-31 (ISL-1987-L-36951)
Act No. 57 of 1987 on maternity leave.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line in English
Author
Ministry of Welfare
Country
Iceland
URL
http://eng.velferdarraduneyti.is/acts-of-Parliament/
File
ISL61129 Isl.pdf (PDF of Law in Icelandic as amended to Act No. 136/2011)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Parliament of Iceland - Althingi, Iceland
URL
http://www.althingi.is/
File
ISL61129 2017.pdf (PDF of Act in Icelandic as at 20 January 2017)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Government of Iceland
URL
https://www.government.is/
File
ISL61129 Eng 2016.pdf (PDF of Act in English as amended to Act No. 18/2016)