EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations implement Council Directive 2010/18/EU on the revised framework agreement on parental leave. They amend provisions relating to parental leave in the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (“the 1996 Order”).

Regulation 2 amends Article 112F of the 1996 Order to extend the right to request a contract variation to employed agency workers who are returning to work from a period of parental leave.

A transposition note and an impact assessment of the effect that this Statutory Rule will have on the costs to business and the voluntary sector are attached to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the Statutory Rule on www.legislation.gov.uk.