Child care-arrangements

Q. What amount of time away from work is an employee legally entitled to in order for them to care for a sick or injured child?

All employees in the UK are entitled to the right to take a reasonable amount of unpaid time off work to deal with sudden emergencies and to make any necessary longer-term arrangements. The emergency itself must involve a dependant of the employee. Employees taking such leave are protected against detriment or dismissal irrespective of their length of service.

The purpose of this right is to enable an employee to deal with a family emergency without suffering any detriment. Therefore, if an

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