Time off work

New and updated

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  FAQs

  Who is entitled to statutory parental bereavement leave?

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  FAQs

  How much notice must employees give if they intend to take parental bereavement leave and pay?

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  FAQs

  What evidence can an employer request to show that an employee is entitled to parental bereavement leave and pay?

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  FAQs

  Can an employee change their mind about when they intend to take parental bereavement leave?

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  FAQs

  How much parental bereavement leave can an employee take?

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  FAQs

  Do employers have to pay employees while they are on parental bereavement leave?

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  Letters and forms

  Form to record that employee is taking parental bereavement leave

  A model form to allow a line manager or HR professional to record that an employee has provided notice that they are taking parental bereavement leave.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter confirming employee's time off for public duties

  A model letter to confirm to an employee that they have been granted time off work for public duties.

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  Policies and procedures

  Time off for public duties policy

  A model policy setting out the rights of employees to statutory time off work to enable them to carry out public duties.

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  Quick reference

  Statutory rights to time off work

  Updated to reflect that the Time Off for Public Duties Order 2018, which is in force from 1 October 2018, extends the right to unpaid time off work to perform public duties to certain groups of volunteers in the criminal justice system.