The Carer’s Leave Bill passed its Second Reading on 21 October. If this legislation is successful, employees across Great Britain could take up to one week of unpaid Carer’s Leave which would be a right from day one.

Wendy Chamberlain MP, sponsor of the Carer’s Leave Bill said: “I am so pleased to be introducing the flagship Carer’s Leave Bill to Parliament as a Private Member’s Bill. The Bill is intended to provide statutory day one rights to carers to take time off work. This time off can be taken in half day chunks, to allow the time to be used as flexibly as possible. Crucially, employers will not be able to deny the leave, although there are some circumstances in which they can ask for it to be postponed.”

Wendy Continued, “The Bill will give an estimated 2.3 million people employment rights overnight. And I really hope that it will encourage more conversations between employers and their employees about caring and how people can best manage it.”

The Bill would help over 2 million unpaid carers across the UK, and also create benefits for businesses including retaining staff.

Find out how businesses and not-for-profit organisations can support their staff who also juggle being a Carer by joining one of our FREE online Carer Friendly Discovery Sessions. Here is a link to the dates.