Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023
The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows.
After Part 5A (protection for applicants for employment etc in the health service) insert—.
In section 191 (Crown employment), in subsection (2), after paragraph (b) insert—.
In section 192 (armed forces), in subsection (2), after paragraph (ab) insert—.
In section 194 (House of Lords staff), in subsection (2), after paragraph (c) insert—.
In section 195 (House of Commons staff), in subsection (2), after paragraph (c) insert—.
In section 199 (mariners)—
in subsection (2), after “47F,” insert “Part 5B, sections”, and
in subsection (8), after paragraph (b) insert—.
In section 236 (orders and regulations), in subsection (3), after “49C,” insert “49D,”.
The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows.
In section 74 (maternity leave: redundancy and dismissal), in subsection (1), after “during” insert “, or after,”.
In section 75C (adoption leave: redundancy and dismissal), in subsection (1), for paragraphs (a) and (b) and the words after paragraph (b) substitute—.
In section 75J (shared parental leave: redundancy and dismissal), in subsection (1), for paragraphs (a) and (b) and the words after paragraph (b) substitute—.
This Act extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
This Act comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
This Act may be cited as the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023.