Appendix 7 - Time Off for Dependants Policy
You are entitled to reasonable time off from work, without pay, for urgent or unexpected incidents of real need involving a dependant, who is a member of your immediate family or someone who reasonably relies on you for help when they are ill or injured or for making arrangements for them to be cared for in the event of illness or injury. By that we mean a spouse, partner, child, parent of someone who lives in your household. not an employee, tenant, lodger or boarder.
The amount of time off will vary with the differing circumstances of the emergency. For most cases one or two days should be enough to deal with the problem. If you do need time off you need to let your Manager know as soon as possible including the reason and the likely duration of that leave so that they can make any arrangements needed to cover your absence.
If you require longer you should discuss this with your manager, it may be possible for you to take holiday leave.