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Work and Families Act 2006

2006 c. 18 · Enacted 21 June 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision about statutory rights to leave and pay in connection with the birth or adoption of children; to amend section 80F of the Employment Rights Act 1996; to make provision about workers' entitlement to annual leave; to provide for the increase in the sums specified in section 186(1) and 227(1) of that Act; and for connected purposes. 9

[21st June 2006]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Extension of maternity pay period and adoption pay period
  2. 1Maternity pay period
  3. 2Adoption pay period
  4. Additional paternity leave and pay
  5. 3Additional paternity leave: birth Repealed
  6. 4Additional paternity leave: adoption Repealed
  7. 5Rights during and after additional paternity leave Repealed
  8. 6Entitlement to additional statutory paternity pay: birth Repealed
  9. 7Entitlement to additional statutory paternity pay: adoption Repealed
  10. 8Entitlement to additional statutory paternity pay: general Repealed
  11. 9Liability to make payments of additional statutory paternity pay Repealed
  12. 10Additional statutory paternity pay: rate and period of pay Repealed
  13. Leave and pay related to birth or adoption: further amendments
  14. 11Leave and pay related to birth or adoption: further amendments
  15. Miscellaneous provisions about employment rights
  16. 12Flexible working
  17. 13Annual leave
  18. 14Increase of maximum amount of a week's pay for certain purposes
  19. Supplementary
  20. 15Repeals
  21. 16Interpretation
  22. 17Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland
  23. 18Financial provisions
  24. 19Commencement
  25. 20Short title and extent
  26. Schedule 1: Leave and pay related to birth or adoption: further amendments
  27. Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24)
  28. 1Paragraph 1
  29. Finance Act 1989 (c. 26)
  30. 2Paragraph 2
  31. Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)
  32. 3Paragraph 3
  33. 4Paragraph 4
  34. 5Paragraph 5
  35. 6Paragraph 6
  36. 7Paragraph 7
  37. 8Paragraph 8
  38. 9Paragraph 9
  39. 10Paragraph 10
  40. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  41. 12Paragraph 12
  42. 13Paragraph 13
  43. 14Paragraph 14
  44. 15Paragraph 15
  45. 16Paragraph 16
  46. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  47. 18Paragraph 18
  48. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  49. 20Paragraph 20
  50. 21Paragraph 21
  51. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  52. 23Paragraph 23
  53. Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
  54. 24Paragraph 24
  55. 25Paragraph 25
  56. 26Paragraph 26
  57. 27Paragraph 27
  58. 28Paragraph 28
  59. Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
  60. 29Paragraph 29
  61. 30Paragraph 30
  62. 31Paragraph 31
  63. 32Paragraph 32
  64. 33Paragraph 33
  65. 34Paragraph 34
  66. 35Paragraph 35
  67. 36Paragraph 36
  68. 37Paragraph 37
  69. 38Paragraph 38
  70. 39Paragraph 39
  71. 40Paragraph 40
  72. 41Paragraph 41
  73. 42Paragraph 42
  74. 43Paragraph 43
  75. 44Paragraph 44
  76. Finance Act 1997 (c. 16)
  77. 45Paragraph 45 Repealed
  78. Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2)
  79. 46Paragraph 46
  80. 47Paragraph 47
  81. 48Paragraph 48
  82. Finance Act 1999 (c. 16)
  83. 49Paragraph 49 Repealed
  84. Employment Act 2002 (c. 22)
  85. 50Paragraph 50
  86. 51Paragraph 51
  87. 52Paragraph 52
  88. 53Paragraph 53
  89. 54Paragraph 54
  90. 55Paragraph 55
  91. 56Paragraph 56
  92. 57Paragraph 57
  93. 58Paragraph 58
  94. Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)
  95. 59Paragraph 59
  96. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1)
  97. 60Paragraph 60
  98. Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11)
  99. 61Paragraph 61
  100. Schedule 2Repeals