Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023

Employment Act 2002

35 The Employment Act 2002 is amended as follows.

36 (1) Section 7 (funding of employers’ liabilities as regards certain statutory pay) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), for “and statutory parental bereavement pay” substitute “, statutory parental bereavement pay and statutory neonatal care pay”.

(3) In subsection (2)(a) and (b), for “or statutory parental bereavement pay” substitute “, statutory parental bereavement pay or statutory neonatal care pay”.

(4) In subsection (3)—

(a) for “or statutory parental bereavement pay” substitute “, statutory parental bereavement pay or statutory neonatal care pay”;

(b) omit “or” at the end of paragraph (c);

(c) at the end of paragraph (d) insert “, or

(e) the period for which the payment of statutory neonatal care pay is made,”.

37 In section 8 (regulations about payment), in subsections (1) and (2)(a), (b) and (d), for “and statutory parental bereavement pay” substitute “, statutory parental bereavement pay and statutory neonatal care pay”.

38 In section 10 (powers to require information), in subsections (1) and (2)(a), for “or statutory parental bereavement pay” substitute “, statutory parental bereavement pay or statutory neonatal care pay”.

39 In section 11 (penalties for failure to comply), in subsection (6), for “or statutory parental bereavement pay” substitute “, statutory parental bereavement pay or statutory neonatal care pay”.

40 In section 12 (penalties for fraud or negligence), in subsections (2)(a), (2)(b) and (4), for “or statutory shared parental pay” substitute “, statutory shared parental pay or statutory neonatal care pay”.

41 In section 13 (supply of information held by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs), in subsection (1), for “or statutory parental bereavement pay” substitute “, statutory parental bereavement pay or statutory neonatal care pay”.

42 In section 14 (supply of information held by the Secretary of State), in subsections (1) and (2), for “or statutory parental bereavement pay” substitute “, statutory parental bereavement pay or statutory neonatal care pay”.

43 In section 15 (use of information by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs), in subsection (2)—

(a) omit “and” at the end of paragraph (bb);

(b) after paragraph (bb) insert—

“(bc) their functions in relation to statutory neonatal care pay; and”.

44 In section 55 (short title etc), in subsection (8)—

(a) for “or statutory parental bereavement pay” substitute “, statutory parental bereavement pay or statutory neonatal care pay”;

(b) for “or Part 12ZD” substitute “, Part 12ZD or Part 12ZE”.