Employees have no statutory right to leave, paid or otherwise, if they suffer a family bereavement. However, according to some media reports they may soon be given the right to four weeks’ paid
bereavement leave. True or false?
Published 13.12.2013
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
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
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
Apparently, more than two million employees have “gone sick” as a result of oral health problems in the past five years. Whilst a visit to the dentist can both prevent and cure problems, must you
grant time off for this purpose?
Published 17.12.2012
From day one of employment, all employees have the right to “reasonable” unpaid time off to deal with emergencies involving their dependants. But how do you decide if an event is reasonable or not?
Published 25.02.2013
With more than 21 million pets in ownership, it’s no wonder that workers take time off “sick” to look after them. How should you deal with this absence issue?
Published 22.03.2007
An employee has just announced that she’ll soon be undertaking her first cycle of IVF treatment and wants to know what her entitlement to paid time off is. You haven’t encountered this scenario
before, so what’s the answer?
Published 28.04.2014