The protection of maternity in Estonia is guaranteed by the Employment Contracts Act, the Public Service Act, the Working and Rest Time Act, the Holidays Act, the Health Insurance Act, the Social Tax Act, the Child Benefits Act and the State Pension Insurance Act.

The Employment Contracts Act

Foreign Nationals (Employment) Act

Employment of Minorities (Promotion) Act

Ministry of Employment and Social Protection

The Employment Contracts Act prohibits the employers, in hiring and entering into employment contracts, discriminate against persons applying for employment.

Ireland's far reaching equality legislation included the Employment Equality Act 1998 and the Equal Status Act 2000.

Job protection for Parental Leave was extended to the mother for up to 17 weeks, and Job Protection for Child Care for one or both parents was extended to a combined 37 weeks through changes to the Employment Standards Act.

The Social Protection of the Unemployment Act regulates the registration of persons as unemployed and the payment of state unemployment benefits, single benefits and stipends for unemployed persons through employment offices.

It's been part of the Pension Protection Act.

Protection of women against any act of discrimination

The Equal Treatment in Employment (Age Discrimination) Act prohibits discrimination on the grounds of age in employment, the professions and vocational training.

The Committee welcomes the enactment of a comprehensive legislative framework on anti discrimination, which includes the Employment Equality Act 1998, the Equal Status Act 2000 and the Equality Act 2004, and notes with satisfaction that legislation to implement Council Directive 2000 43 EC of 29 June 2000, which prohibits discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin in employment, education, social protection and access to goods and services, is currently before Parliament.

Sarri, Stamatina Amalia, Head, Directorate of Employment, Social Protection and Insurance

Under the Employment Insurance Act, the Canada Employment Insurance Commission has established Employment Benefits and Support Measures (EBSM) that provide active measures designed to assist unemployed Canadians return to work.

The Income and Employment Support Act, which came into force in November 2004 and replaced the Social Assistance Act (1977), provides enabling legislation that will facilitate the integration of employment interventions with the Income Support Program.

While the report recommended that the right to equal pay for work of equal value be moved to the Employment Standards Act, the Government's preference is to maintain the current protection in human rights legislation, which provides protection for equal pay for similar or substantially similar work.

Where domestic staff are concerned, the Foreign Nationals (Employment) Act must remain fully applicable.

In addition to the Employment Equality Act and the Equal Status Act he had just mentioned, equality was promoted by an Equality Authority.

The Income and Employment Supports Act, implemented in 2004, provides for the following new benefits

Direct and indirect discrimination based on gender is also prohibited by the Employment Contracts Act.

The grievance system established by the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act coexists with the settlement mechanism established by the Canadian Human Rights Act.

The Labour and Employment Act should be reviewed in the light of that requirement and she wondered whether the relevant International Labour Organization Conventions had been ratified, including Convention No. 103 on Maternity Protection (Revised) of 1952.

Criminal Code (relevant articles) Code of Criminal Procedure (relevant articles) Protection of Minors Act Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency Act Maternal and Child Health Act

The ILO employment and social protection sectors developed a joint proposal for the agenda of the ninety sixth session (2007) of the International Labour Conference on the theme Employment and social protection in ageing societies .

In America, you have the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act.

Exceptions are enumerated in the Social Protection of the Unemployment Act.

See DPIC SUMMARY The Innocence Protection Act of 2004 at www.deathpenaltyinfo.org.

In cases of discrimination based on sex it is possible to base the complaint on the provisions of the Employment Contracts Act, the Wages Act and the Working and Rest Time Act.

Pursuant to the Foreign Nationals (Employment) Act (WAV) no work permits can be issued for prostitution.

(d) Promoting women's equal access to labour markets, sustainable employment and adequate labour protection

In practical terms, this meant the involvement of indigenous peoples in project design, employment, environmental protection, social security and cultural protection measures.

The purpose of section 2 of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act is to avoid duplication.

The Gender Equality Act provides that an employer has to collect gender based statistical data concerning employment.

The Income and Employment Supports Act also integrated Income Support benefits with Employment and Training benefits to provide a coordinated system of supports to assist low income Albertans.

The Protection Against Family Violence Act, which came into force on April 1, 2005, provides for 24 hour access to emergency protection orders when there is an act, or threat of family violence.

The Committee also noted that the Labour Protection Act restricts the protections of the Act solely to workers in the private sector.

The Pre employment Medical Examination Complaints Committee was set up in 2002, pursuant to the Medical Examinations Act.

The challenge is to develop institutions and public policies in the fields of employment, education and training that can enhance employment opportunities while ensuring adequate social protection.

Within the context of a global employment agenda, ILO has developed a decent work agenda that emphasizes employment, rights at the workplace, social protection and social dialogue.

Amendments were made to The Labour Standards Act effective June 14, 2001, increasing parental leave provisions and providing Saskatchewan workers with job protection to allow them to take full advantage of the benefits offered by the Government of Canada's Employment Insurance Program.

The new Income and Employment Supports Act (IESA), implemented in 2004, enhances training opportunities for low income and vulnerable client groups, and expands benefits for clients moving into employment or training.

Alberta Human Resources and Employment implemented the Income and Employment Supports Act in 2004, which provided a new mandate for the Alberta Child Health Benefit and the Alberta Adult Health Benefit.

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations reports every two years on the effects of bargaining on the employment of women as part of the Government's responsibilities under the above mentioned Act.

The legislation is comprised of three schedules that are separate but interrelated pieces of legislation the Adult Protection and Decision Making Act, the Care Consent Act, and the Public Guardian and Trustee Act.