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Who counts as a dependant?
A dependant is the partner, child or parent of the employee, or someone
who lives with the employee as part of their family. For example, this
could be an elderly aunt or grandparent who lives in the household.
It does not include tenants or boarders living in the family home, or
someone who lives in the household as an employee, for example, a live-in
housekeeper.
In
cases of illness, injury or where care arrangements break down, a dependant
may also be someone who reasonably relies on the employee for assistance.
This may be where the employee is the primary carer or is the only person
who can help in an emergency.
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How
much time off must be allowed?
There is not a set limit to the amount of time off which can be taken.
In most cases, the amount of leave will be one or two days at the most,
but this will depend on individual circumstances, although an employee
may be able to take a longer period of leave under other arrangements
with the employer. For example, if a child falls ill, the leave should
be enough to help the employee cope with the crisis - to deal with the
immediate care of the child, visiting the doctor if necessary, and to
make longer term care arrangements. It does not mean that the employee
may take two weeks leave to look after a sick child.
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