Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022

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• Amends parental leave law to allow employees medical care leave and flexible working rights for caring responsibilities, implementing EU Directive 2019/1158.
• Updates employment laws including redundancy, dismissal, maternity, adoption, working time, minimum wage, and workplace relations acts with work-life balance provisions.
• Specific changes to each act not detailed in title; practical effects depend on amending regulations and statutory instruments not provided here.

Stage timeline

1. First Stage 33rd Dáil

   5 Oct 2022
2. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   12 Oct 2022
3. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   13 Oct 2022
4. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   7 Dec 2022
5. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   7 Dec 2022
6. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   7 Dec 2022
7. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   14 Dec 2022
8. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   15 Feb 2023
9. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   1 Mar 2023
10. Enacted

    4 Apr 2023
11. Cream List 33rd Dáil

    29 Apr 2023