Category: Holiday & Other Leave
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Parental leave and time off for dependants
Employees with young or disabled children are entitled to take periods of unpaid parental leave. An employee must comply with certain qualification and notification requirements before taking this leave. However, you can agree with employees or their representatives to enhance these requirements where appropriate. This guide sets out what an employee must do to qualify,…
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Manage absence and sickness
Good businesses ensure they have appropriate systems in place to manage unexpected staff absence. Such absences affect productivity and profits and, if they become a regular occurrence, are likely to lower morale and motivation. However, you can improve absence rates and minimise the impact of absence by putting effective policies and procedures in place. These…
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Consider time for training
The right to request time to train applies across Great Britain to employees in all organisations with at least 250 employees. Employees’ requests can be to undertake accredited programmes leading to a qualification, or for unaccredited training to help them develop specific skills relevant to their job, workplace or business. While employee requests may involve…