Related Absence

Page updated: 24/11/2025

We are committed to improving the work life balance of employees. We recognise that there are certain occasions/times when short term or long term periods of time off are necessary outside of the annual leave entitlement.

Family Leave

At different times in our lives we can all find ourselves responsible for looking after a child, parent or other family member in either an emergency or a longer term situation. We have a number of policies to support you:

Adoption & Surrogacy Leave

Maternity Leave

Parental Leave

Paternity Leave

Premature Birth/Hospitalised Baby Leave and Pay

Shared Parental Leave

Time Off

Sometimes a change of circumstance can mean we have to use leave, both paid and unpaid to deal with responsibilities at home.

Flexible working

Time off work

Compassionate Leave

Industrial Injury

Should an employee suffer an industrial injury, please submit a referral to Occupational Health and continue to manage under the sickness policy as normal

Occupational Health

Downloads

Time Off For Dependants Policy JAN 2020 (372KB, pdf)

APPLICATION FOR TIME OFF.docx (62KB, docx)

Related Absence

HR

Behaviour and Standards

Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence

Employee relations

Employee Support

Equality & Diversity

Flexible Working and Job Share

Jobs & Careers

Leave and absence

Leaving the council

Directory

Pay & benefits

Recruiting an Agency Worker

Recruitment

ResourceLink / MyView

Restructuring

Sickness Absence

Volunteering

Whistleblowing

Workforce and succession planning

Family Leave

Time Off

Industrial Injury

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