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Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 DEFINED EXPRESSIONS IN THIS ACT

    1. 1.Defined expressions in this Act

  3. PART 2 SHARED RIGHTS TO LEAVE AND PAY

    1. Shared parental leave

      1. 2.Shared parental leave

      2. 3.Exclusion or curtailment of other statutory rights to leave

      3. 4.Abolition of additional paternity leave

    2. Statutory shared parental pay

      1. 5.Statutory shared parental pay

      2. 6.Exclusion or curtailment of other statutory rights to pay

      3. 7.Abolition of additional paternity pay

    3. Other statutory rights

      1. 8.Other statutory rights to leave of prospective adopters with whom looked after children are placed

      2. 9.Other statutory rights to pay of prospective adopters with whom looked after children are placed

      3. 10.Other statutory rights to leave of applicants for parental orders

      4. 11.Other statutory rights to pay of applicants for parental orders

      5. 12.Statutory paternity pay: notice requirement and period of payment

      6. 13.Rate of statutory adoption pay

      7. 14.Further amendments

  4. PART 3 TIME OFF WORK: ANTE-NATAL CARE, ADOPTION APPOINTMENTS

    1. 15.Time off work to accompany to ante-natal appointments

    2. 16.Time off work for ante-natal care: increased amount of award

    3. 17.Time off work to attend adoption appointments

    4. 18.Right not to be subjected to detriment: agency workers

  5. PART 4 OTHER EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS: MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 19.Flexible working: removal of requirement to be a carer

    2. 20.Procedure for regulations as to prescribed amount of annual leave

  6. PART 5 GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. 21.Supplementary, incidental and consequential etc. provision

    2. 22.Repeals

    3. 23.Commencement

    4. 24.Short title

  7. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Minor and consequential amendments

      1. Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (NI 13)

        1. 1.(1) Schedule 5 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order...

      2. Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)

        1. 2.(1) The Contributions and Benefits Act is amended as follows....

      3. Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)

        1. 3.(1) The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 is...

      4. The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 16)

        1. 4.(1) The Employment Rights Order is amended as follows.

      5. Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)

        1. 5.(1) The Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern...

      6. Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (NI 2)

        1. 6.(1) The Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 is amended as...

      7. Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2)

        1. 7.In section 20 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland)...

      8. Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1)

        1. 8.In section 13 of the Pensions (No2) Act (Northern Ireland)...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Repeals

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