The UK Creates Neonatal Care Leave, Unpaid Care Leave, and Expands Redundancy Protection
Three bills introducing additional paid leave for parents whose babies require neonatal care, the expansion of redundancy protections, and carer’s leave received Royal Assent on 24 May 2023. While the carer’s leave and the expanded redundancy protection provisions entered into effect on 6 April 2024, the neonatal leave is expected to come into force in April 2025.