Statement by the Delegation of Ukraine on the situation in and around Ukraine
In the Schedule—
Part 1 creates a statutory entitlement to carer’s leave, and
Part 2 contains related amendments.
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision that is consequential on this Act.
The regulations are to be made by statutory instrument.
A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
An amendment or repeal made by the Schedule has the same extent as the provision to which it relates.
Otherwise, this Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Section 1, section 2 and the Schedule come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.
This section comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
This Act may be cited as the Carer’s Leave Act 2023.
Section 1
The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows.
After section 80I insert—
In section 236(3) (orders and regulations subject to affirmative procedure), after “80G,” insert “80J,”.
The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows.
In section 47C (leave for family and domestic reasons), in subsection (2), after paragraph (bb) insert—.
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,”.
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,”.
In section 99 (leave for family reasons), in subsection (3), after paragraph (bb) insert—.
In section 191 (Crown employment), in subsection (2)(c), for “8A,” substitute “8B,”.
In section 192 (armed forces), in subsection (2), after paragraph (c) insert—.
In section 194 (House of Lords staff), in subsection (2)(e), for “6A, 7, 8 and 8A” substitute “6A to 8B”.
In section 195 (House of Commons staff), in subsection (2)(e), for “6A, 7, 8 and 8A” substitute “6A to 8B”.
In section 199 (mariners)—
in subsection (2), for “6A, 7, 8 and 8A” substitute “6A to 8B”;
in subsection (8)(d), for “6A, 7, 8 and 8A” substitute “6A to 8B”.
In section 202 (national security), in subsection (2), after paragraph (e) insert—.
In section 205 (remedy for infringement of certain rights), in subsection (1), after “VIII,” insert “Part 8B,”.
In section 206 (institution or continuance of tribunal proceedings), in subsection (2), after paragraph (e) insert—.
In section 235 (definitions), in subsection (1)—
at the appropriate place insert—;
in the definition of “week”, in paragraph (b), before “and 86” insert “, 80J”.
In Schedule 5 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (enterprise management incentives), in paragraph 26(3)(b), after “shared parental leave,” insert “carer’s leave,”.