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Holiday, sickness and leave

Checking holiday entitlement

How much holiday (annual leave) you should get by law, and what an employer can or cannot do.

Absence from work

What employers and employees should do during absence, including when someone's on sick leave or needs time off because of a mental health condition.

Time off work for bereavement

Advice for employers and employees on bereavement, including if someone needs time off work after a death, and how employers can support their staff.

Checking sick pay

The right to sick pay and how much an employer must pay an employee when they're off sick.

Maternity, paternity and adoption leave and pay

Find out about parental rights at work.

Parental leave

How you can take time off to care for your child or extend your paternity leave.

Disability at work

Advice on employment rights and protections from discrimination at work for disabled people.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for employers and employees

Advice for employees, employers and workplaces during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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