Part 2Carer’s Leave

Entitlement to carer’s leave4

1

An employee is entitled to be absent from work to take carer’s leave where they—

a

satisfy the conditions in paragraph (2), and

b

comply with the notice requirements in regulation 7.

2

The conditions referred to in paragraph (1)(a) are that the employee—

a

has a dependant with a long-term care need3,

b

wants to be absent from work to provide or arrange care for that dependant, and

c

has not exceeded their entitlement under regulation 5(1).