Carers: Unpaid Leave

Lord Young of Cookham Excerpts
Tuesday 14th June 2022

(2 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan (Con)
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Yes, of course.

Lord Young of Cookham Portrait Lord Young of Cookham (Con)
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My Lords, in response to an earlier question, my noble friend the Minister said that employers were free to grant one week’s unpaid leave already. Is it the case that government departments do this?

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan (Con)
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That is a good question to which I do not know the answer; I will get back to my noble friend on that.