Carer's Leave Act, 2001
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 Postponement, curtailment and variation of carer's leave by parties concerned.  |    
 12.—(1) If, after the date of the confirmation document (whether or not the period of carer's leave to which it relates has commenced) the employer and the employee so agree—  | |
(a) the carer's leave or part of it may be postponed to such time as may be so agreed between the parties,  | ||
(b) the period of carer's leave may be curtailed in a manner and to an extent as may be so agreed between the parties, or  | ||
(c) the form of the carer's leave may be varied in a manner as may be so agreed between the parties,  | ||
and the confirmation document shall be amended in accordance with such agreement.  | ||
(2) Where carer's leave is postponed, curtailed or varied the period of carer's leave that is not taken by reason of such postponement, curtailment or variation may, subject to section 6 , be taken at another time.  |