Compassionate leave
While there is no legal duty to do so, it is good practice for employers to offer employees compassionate leave for personal problems.
Giving employees time off to deal with a difficult personal situation can demonstrate the employer’s commitment to employees and make it an employer of choice.
Employees do have a right to take a reasonable amount of time off work in relation to their dependants in specified circumstances.
Government launches consultation into parental bereavement leave and pay
The Government has announced a consultation into parental bereavement leave and pay.
Bereavement leave
Bereavement leave survey 2018
Compassionate leave...
Most employers offer paid bereavement leave, finds XpertHR
The majority of employers provide paid bereavement leave for employees who lose a loved one, family member or dependant, despite...
Take part in a survey on bereavement leave
Following the Government’s publication of a bill that will enable employers to offer two weeks’ paid leave to parents who...
Parental bereavement leave: a small step in the right direction
While recognising the good intentions behind the recently published Parental Leave Bill, XpertHR consultant editor Darren Newman questions the practical...
Government publishes parental bereavement leave bill
The Government has today published a bill that will offer two weeks’ paid leave for bereaved parents.
The Parental Bereavement...
Bill for paid parental bereavement leave is launched
Parents who have suffered the death of a child will receive statutory paid leave to grieve, under a new law...
Bereavement and compassionate leave: What’s the right thing to do?
Facebook has announced that employees can now take up to 20 days of paid leave if an immediate family member...
“Pawternity” leave? Time off work for pets and other leave of the future
Around half of UK households own a pet, according to the RSPCA. So why is there not a specific legal...
Five ways employers can support employees who are carers
According to recent research one worker in eight is a carer, while almost one in six has had to take...
Leave and absence: managing attendance fairly (webinar)
ON DEMAND | What happens when employees take holiday, fall sick, or have other reasons that affect their attendance?
Six interesting facts about employment law in Ireland
Employers in the Republic of Ireland have to pay a contribution of employees’ earnings to a national training fund and...
Congratulation leave? Unusual types of leave from around the world
Anyone thinking that the UK’s upcoming grandparental leave is unnecessary meddling by law-makers should look beyond these shores at the...
How to support employees through divorce
January is a peak time for couples to separate or divorce, but few employers have sufficient measures in place to...
Compassionate leave policies beneficial for employers and employees
Adopting a formal compassionate leave policy brings clear benefits both to employees going through difficult times and their employers, according...
Employers lack sympathy for bereaved workers
Bereaved staff are being failed by their employers, according to a report published today by bereavement and palliative care charities.
