| 1987 |
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Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act passed, giving working parents up to 12 months employment protection while on unpaid parental leave. |
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| 1993 |
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12 Week Paid Parental Leave Campaign launched at Parliament. |
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| 1995 |
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Ministry of Women’s Affairs publishes first New Zealand report on parental leave – “Parental Leave Policies, Women and the Labour Market” |
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| 1996 |
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Laila Harré elected on Alliance list and continues 12 week PPL campaign within parliament. |
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| 1998 |
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Five year anniversary of the 12 Week Paid Parental Leave Campaign. |
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| 1998 |
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Laila’s Private Members Bill providing for 12 weeks PPL at 80 per cent of wages is drawn from the parliamentary ballot. |
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| May 99 |
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Parliament’s Social Services Committee reports that 84 out of 118 submissions received supported the Paid Parental Leave Bill. |
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| June 99 |
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National and Act vote against the bill and it is defeated in the house by two votes. |
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| November 99 |
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Labour-Alliance Coalition Government elected, and intention to introduce PPL is flagged in speech from the throne. |
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| June 00 |
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Supported by New Zealand, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) votes to increase the Maternity Protection Convention’s minimum standard for PPL from 12 to 14 weeks. |
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| September 00 |
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14 Week Paid Parental Leave Campaign launched. |
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| May 01 |
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Government announces April 2002 start date for PPL. |
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| May 01 |
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Report of Ministerial Advisory Committee on Equal Employment Opportunities recommends that the government legislate for 14 weeks PPL in line with the ILO Maternity Protection Convention 2000. |
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| 2001 |
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Government announces 12 weeks PPL to start from July 1 2002. New Zealand joins the ranks of more than 100 ILO countries offering PPL. |
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