Time off work

New and updated

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  Policies and procedures

  Jury service policy

  A model policy to set out the rights of employees who have been summoned for jury service, including time off work and entitlement to pay.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter confirming employee's time off for jury service

  A model letter confirming an employee has been granted time off for jury service.

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  FAQs

  Are magistrates entitled to time off work to carry out their public duties?

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  FAQs

  Are local authority councillors entitled to time off to carry out their functions?

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  FAQs

  How much time off must an employer give an employee to carry out their public duties?

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  FAQs

  Do employees have to give notice of their intention to take time off for public duties?

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  FAQs

  Are employees entitled to take time off to perform voluntary work for a public organisation such as a school, hostel or hospital?

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  FAQs

  Are employees entitled to paid time off to organise or attend a funeral?

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  FAQs

  Can an employer claim compensation where it is inconvenienced by an employee being called up for jury service?

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  FAQs

  Where an employer considers that having a particular employee go on jury service would injure its business, can it approach the court directly to request a deferral?