Employment law - Time off and holidays
Models (35)
Medical and dental appointments request formOur form enables employees to request time off work to attend medical, dental or similar health-related appointments.No statutory rightOther than in the case of antenatal appointments, there's no statutory r... Read more
UPDATED13 Oct 2023
Letter confirming compassionate leaveWhere you wish to approve an employee's request for compassionate leave, you can use our letter to confirm your approval.Statutory provisionsEmployees are statutorily entitled to take a reasonable amount of unpaid ... Read more
06 Jul 2023
Time off for reserve forces training letterIf an employee requests to take time off work to undertake training relating to their membership of the reserve forces, you can use our letter to reply to their request for additional special leave.Training ... Read more
06 Jul 2023
Time off for medical and dental appointments letterIf an employee requests to take time off work to attend a medical or other health-related appointment, our letter can be used to deal with their request for time off.Legal positionEmployees have no g... Read more
04 Apr 2023
Easter bank holiday issue letterIf your holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March, you may encounter an issue with staff paid annual leave in some holiday years because of how Easter can fall.Statutory requirementsUnder the Working Time Regulations ... Read more
03 Mar 2023
Letter confirming time off for workplace companionIf a worker makes a reasonable request to be accompanied by a work colleague to a disciplinary, grievance or appeal hearing, and the colleague has agreed to accompany them, use our letter to send to t... Read more
03 Mar 2023
Time off for gender reassignment surgery letterWhere an employee requests time off work in order to undergo gender reassignment surgery, you can use our letter to approve their absence.Gender reassignmentGender reassignment is the process of permanen... Read more
07 Feb 2023
Letter explaining time off for fertility treatmentThere's no statutory right to time off for fertility appointments but don't treat them any less favourably than other medical appointments. Our letter assumes you'll grant at least some time off and ther... Read more
12 Dec 2022
Long service holiday award letterIf employees qualify for an increase in their paid annual leave entitlement after they've been employed by you for a defined period of time, you can use our letter to notify them of their increased entitlement.Service-... Read more
11 Nov 2022
Time off to give witness evidence letterWhere an employee requests time off work so that they can give evidence as a witness in court or tribunal proceedings, you'll need to deal with that request, which you can do using our letter.Time offWhere an em... Read more
11 Nov 2022
