First Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 32nd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 96/2019 Official bill number / year
Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2019
- Sponsor
- Mary Lou McDonald · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 3 Dec 2019
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates statutory right to paid domestic violence leave for employees under Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
- Extends unfair dismissal protections to employees taking domestic violence leave under Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977-2015.
- Defines domestic violence, coercive control, and eligible persons; sets leave entitlements, notification rules, and Workplace Relations Commission dispute resolution.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 32nd Dáil3 Dec 2019
Debates
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