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Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 (No. 29)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-4)1. Short title.2. Interpretation.3. Regulations and orders.4. Expenses.Part 2 Fixed-Term Work and Rights of Fixed-Term Employees (ss. 5-13)5. Comparable permanent employee.6. Conditions of employment for fixed-term employees.7. Objective grounds for less favourable treatment.8. Written statements of employer.9. Successive fixed-term contracts.9A. Probation periods10. Information on employment and training opportunities.11. Information and consultation.12. Voidance of certain provisions.13. Prohibition of penalisation of employee by employer.Part 3 Enforcement (ss. 14-16)14. Decision of adjudication officer under section 41 of Workplace Relations Act 201515. Decision of Labour Court on appeal from decision referred to in section 1416. Enforcement of determinations of Labour Court.Part 4 Exclusions and other Provisions (ss. 17-19)17. Exclusion of certain types of contracts.18. Limitation on relief.19. Amendment of Employment Agency Act 1971, Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 and Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001.
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AI Summary of Acts Referred to

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Version status: | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 14 July 2003 - onwards

Acts Referred to

Carer's Leave Act 2001, No. 19

Civil Service Regulation Act 1956, No. 46

Courts Act 1981, No. 11

Employment Agency Act 1971, No. 27

Local Government Act 2001, No. 37

Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2001

Nurses Act 1985, No. 18

Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, No. 20

Parental Leave Act 1998, No. 30

Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001, No. 45

Protection of Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act 1998, No. 49

Redundancy Payments Act 1967, No. 21

Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996, No. 20

Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2001

Worker Protection (Regular Part-Time Employees) Act 1991, No. 5

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