Documents related to 'Letter confirming compassionate leave'
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Compassionate leave rejection letterYou're generally entitled to reject an employee's request for compassionate leave unless they have a contractual right to it. If you do so, use our letter to help set out your reasons.Statutory rightsUnder statutory ... Read more
UPDATED02 Apr 2024
Compassionate leave clauseOur compassionate leave clause focuses on the death or very serious illness of an immediate family member. Subject to statutory provisions on time off for dependants, carer's leave and parental bereavement leave, it's really u... Read more
UPDATED02 Apr 2024
Letter imposing a lay-off or short time working (in exercise of a specific contractual power)If you're looking at temporary ways of reducing employment overheads due to a work downturn but without having to resort to redundancy, implementing a lay-off... Read more
12 Nov 2021
Response to special leave requestIf an employee requests time off work for a reason that falls outside statutory or contractual rights, you'll need to consider whether to grant their request, having first checked relevant policies.Time off requestTher... Read more
UPDATED10 May 2024
Paternity rights following loss of pregnancy letterWhere an employee's wife or partner suffers either a miscarriage or a stillbirth, only if their wife or partner was more than 24 weeks' pregnant will the employee be eligible for paternity leave. Send... Read more
UPDATED02 Apr 2024
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
Family emergencies absence formEmployees are entitled to take a reasonable amount of time off during working hours to deal with emergencies involving dependants. The time off is unpaid and is only for as long as is necessary to help the employee to c... Read more
01 Oct 2012
Letter seeking agreement to a lay-off or short time workingIf you want to implement a lay-off or short time working to deal with a temporary work shortage and you don't have the contractual right to do so, you will need to seek your employees' express ... Read more
12 Nov 2021
