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The Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024

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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024 No. 251

Draft Regulations, laid before Parliament under section 236(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

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2024 No.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024

Made

Coming into force

6th April 2024

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 47C(1), (2) and (4), 80J(1), (3), (4), (5) and (6), 80K(1), (2), (4) and (5), 80L, 80M and 99 of the Employment Rights Act 1996(1).

In accordance with section 236(3) of that Act(2), a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(1)

1996 c. 18 (“the 1996 Act”). Section 47C was inserted by the Employment Relations Act 1999 (c. 26) Schedule 4, Part 3, paragraphs 2 and 8 and amended by the Carer’s Leave Act 2023 (c. 18) (“the 2023 Act”), Schedule, Part 2, paragraph 5, sections 80J, 80K, 80L and 80M were inserted by the 2023 Act, Schedule, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 2, section 99 was substituted by the Employment Relations Act 1999 Schedule 4, Part 3, paragraphs 5 and 16 and amended by the 2023 Act, Schedule, Part 2 paragraph 8.

(2)

Section 236(3) was amended by the 2023 Act, Schedule, Part 1, paragraph 3.

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