Work Life Balance Bill 2026

Current Most recent stage: Second Stage

How far it has got

First Stage
Second Stage
Committee Stage
Report Stage
Fifth Stage
Enacted

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What the bill says it does

Bill entitled an Act to provide an entitlement to employees to request certain flexible working arrangements, to make certain provision for amending or terminating any such arrangements that have been agreed with an employer, to give further effect to Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and to provide for related matters.

This is the bill's official long title.