Carer’s Leave Act 2023

Employment Rights Act 1996

4 The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows.

5 In section 47C (leave for family and domestic reasons), in subsection (2), after paragraph (bb) insert—

“(bc) carer’s leave,”.

6 In section 88 (liability of employer to pay employee during period of notice: employments with normal working hours), in subsection (1)(c), after “shared parental leave,” insert “carer’s leave,”.

7 In section 89 (effect of notice of termination: employments without normal working hours), in subsection (3)(b), after “shared parental leave,” insert “carer’s leave,”.

8 In section 99 (leave for family reasons), in subsection (3), after paragraph (bb) insert—

“(bc) carer’s leave,”.

9 In section 191 (Crown employment), in subsection (2)(c), for “8A,” substitute “8B,”.

10 In section 192 (armed forces), in subsection (2), after paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca) Part 8B,”.

11 In section 194 (House of Lords staff), in subsection (2)(e), for “6A, 7, 8 and 8A” substitute “6A to 8B”.

12 In section 195 (House of Commons staff), in subsection (2)(e), for “6A, 7, 8 and 8A” substitute “6A to 8B”.

13 In section 199 (mariners)—

(a) in subsection (2), for “6A, 7, 8 and 8A” substitute “6A to 8B”;

(b) in subsection (8)(d), for “6A, 7, 8 and 8A” substitute “6A to 8B”.

14 In section 202 (national security), in subsection (2), after paragraph (e) insert—

“(ea) Part 8B,”.

15 In section 205 (remedy for infringement of certain rights), in subsection (1), after “VIII,” insert “Part 8B,”.

16 In section 206 (institution or continuance of tribunal proceedings), in subsection (2), after paragraph (e) insert—

“(ea) Part 8B,”.

17 In section 235 (definitions), in subsection (1)—

(a) at the appropriate place insert—

• ““carer’s leave” means leave under section 80J,”;

(b) in the definition of “week”, in paragraph (b), before “and 86” insert “, 80J”.