Carer's Leave Policy template
Day-one right to 5 days' unpaid leave per year under the Carer's Leave Act 2023 (in force April 2024).
- Carer's Leave Act 2023
- Carer's Leave Regulations 2024 — in force 6 April 2024
What the policy covers
- 1. ENTITLEMENTAll employees are entitled to take up to one week (5 working days, or the equivalent of their weekly contracted hours for part-time employees) of unpaid carer's leave per rolling 1
- 2. ELIGIBILITYAn employee is eligible if they are providing or arranging care for a dependant with:
- 3. HOW LEAVE CAN BE TAKENLeave may be taken as individual days, half-days, or up to one week at a time, or any combination adding up to one week per rolling 12 months.
- 5. POSTPONEMENTyour company may postpone a carer's leave request if the operation of the business would be unduly disrupted.
- 6. PAYCarer's leave is unpaid.
- 7. PROTECTIONSEmployees are protected from dismissal, detriment or any disadvantage as a result of taking or seeking to take carer's leave.
Who needs it
Any UK employer running rotas, leave and the day-to-day of employing people. These set out the rules once so nobody argues about them twice.
Questions people ask
Is a carer's leave policy a legal requirement?
It rests on Carer's Leave Act 2023 and Carer's Leave Regulations 2024 — in force 6 April 2024. Some policies must be written down once a business reaches a certain size or does certain work; others are simply how a tribunal, an inspector or a client's auditor expects to see that you have thought about it. A clear, dated, signed policy is the evidence either way. Guidance, not legal advice.
Can I change it to suit how we work?
Yes. Inside Work-Lynx it is a starting point: put your company name in, adjust the arrangements to what you actually do, set the review date and publish it. Staff read and acknowledge it on their phones, and you can see who has not.
Is it up to date?
Last reviewed April 2024. The pack is updated when the law moves, and every policy carries a review date so it does not quietly go stale.
How do I get it?
It is preloaded in Work-Lynx with the other 48 UK policies. Work-Lynx is £2.50 a month plus £1 per employee, 14 days free, no card, and what you see on the pricing page is the bill.
Who is it for?
Any UK employer running rotas, leave and the day-to-day of employing people. These set out the rules once so nobody argues about them twice.
All 49 UK policies, £2.50 a month
This policy and 48 others are already in Work-Lynx, alongside GPS clock-in, rotas, timesheets, leave and Employ AI for UK employment law. £2.50 base plus £1 per employee a month. 14 days free, no card, no sales call.
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