Employment (Caring Leave) Bill

Key Points

• Gives unpaid carers who are employees the right to one week of unpaid leave for caring purposes.
• The leave is unpaid and separate from annual leave or other entitlements.
• The entitlement applies to employees, and employers would grant the leave on request.
• The bill also covers connected purposes related to caring responsibilities.
• It is currently at the Commons' 2nd reading stage (first reading in 2021; second reading in 2022).

Progress

The bill is at the Commons' second reading stage. First reading was in June 2021 and second reading in May 2022; no further stages are indicated in the current information.