A Bill to entitle employees to take a period of leave to fulfil certain caring responsibilities in respect of dependants; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
2 May 2017
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This Bill would create a statutory right for employees to take a period of leave to care for someone who depends on them. It is designed to help people balance work with caring duties by establishing an entitlement to caring leave, with the exact terms to be decided in later stages. The proposal originated in the House of Lords and is currently at its second reading in the Lords.
Introduced in the Lords, with the first reading in June 2016, and is currently at the 2nd reading in the Lords, meaning it is in early stages of parliamentary consideration.
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9 Jun 2016
First reading took place on 9 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
