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Employment law

O’Toole v Cortest Ltd [2008] All ER (D) 220 (May)

 

The Employment Appeal Tribunal cited with approval guidance from what was the Department of Trade and Industry, to the effect that the right to take a reasonable amount of time off for the care of dependants, under s 57A(1)(d) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, is to enable the employee to deal with certain unexpected events on emergencies and to make any necessary longer term arrangements. The legislation does not specify the amount of time off which is reasonable because that will vary in accordance with the emergency, but in most cases one or two days should be sufficient to deal with the problem.

 

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