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As to be expected, many employers are focused on the new statutory right to shared parental leave. However, on 5 April 2015 there will be an important change to ordinary parental leave rights too.
What’s happening here?
Published 13.01.2015
Apparently, nearly 20% of employees have been forced to take annual or unpaid leave to attend the funeral of a close relative or friend. This suggests there’s a right to paid time off to attend a
funeral - but is there?
Published 25.01.2017
Dealing with a grieving employee can be difficult at the best of times, especially if it concerns the death of someone close. So how should you handle requests for time off following a bereavement,
and do they have any right to be paid?
Published 01.12.2009
When there’s inclement weather, schools often close early or stay shut, sometimes for several days. If an employee needs to leave work early or have time off due to a school closure, can you insist
that they use annual leave?
Published 13.12.2023
You’ve probably heard that teachers all over the country are threatening strike action. Assuming that they do shout “all out”, are you obliged to grant an employee who is a parent or a carer of a
child any paid or unpaid time off?
Published 19.09.2013
You’ve received several requests for compassionate leave over the past few months. When can you say “no” and how you should deal with such requests as a matter of policy?
Published 07.04.2005
Employees have the legal right to ask for unpaid leave to look after a dependant. But how far do they have to go in communicating the reason for the leave?
Published 08.09.2005
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