Carers Leave April 2024. A new statutory carer’s leave entitlement comes into force in the uk on 6 april 2024, after the carer’s leave act 2023 received royal assent in december and regulations passed parliament this week. From 6 april 2024 when the carer’s leave act comes into force, employees will be entitled to unpaid leave to give or arrange care for a ‘dependant’ who has:

It sets out the final working details of how employees will be able to request carer’s leave from their employer when the law comes into force on 6 april 2024. Before april 2024, there is no statutory right to carers leave in the uk.