Clause 17

by deleting the words “4 weeks or 24 days (as the case may be)” in subsection (2)(a)(i) and (b)(i) and substituting in each case the words “period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower,”; and

by deleting subsections (3) and (4) and substituting the following subsections: “(3) Where an employer makes payment to a female employee in relation to whom the requirements of subsection (4) are satisfied, in respect of her absence from work for the adoption of a child, the Government may reimburse the employer an amount that —

if the making of the application to adopt that child, or the issue of a dependant’s pass in respect of that child, is the employee’s first or second specified event — does not exceed each of the amounts mentioned in subsection (2)(a)(i) and (ii); and

if the making of the application to adopt that child, or the issue of a dependant’s pass in respect of that child, is the employee’s third or subsequent specified event — does not exceed each of the amounts mentioned in subsection (2)(b)(i) and (ii).(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the requirements are all of the following:

the eligibility date for the application to adopt the child is on or after the date of commencement of section 17(b) of the Child Development Co‑Savings (Amendment) Act 2021;

the requirements of section 12AC(1)(d), (e) and (f) are satisfied, but not the requirements of section 12AC(1)(b);

the female employee’s absence from work commences on or after the eligibility date for the application to adopt the child;

the female employee’s absence from work occurs within 12 months commencing on the date of birth of the child.”.