# The Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024, Regulation 4: Entitlement to carer’s leave


(1) An employee is entitled to be absent from work to take carer’s leave where they—
(a) satisfy the conditions in paragraph (2), and
(b) comply with the notice requirements in regulation 7.
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1)(a) are that the employee—
(a) has a dependant with a long-term care need,
(b) wants to be absent from work to provide or arrange care for that dependant, and
(c) has not exceeded their entitlement under regulation 5(1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348254808/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-carers-leave-regulations-2024/regulation-4
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