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If an employee has a child at a school or nursery that is closed due to pandemic flu, must the employee be given time off if he or she cannot arrange childcare? Can an employer require an employee who is concerned about the risk of contracting swine flu to attend work? If, during a flu pandemic, an employer has a high proportion of employees absent due to flu, can it require other employees to work extra hours to cover the work? During a flu pandemic, can an employer require its employees to take on different roles to cover absence due to flu? Should a policy triggering disciplinary action after a certain amount of absence be suspended in relation to employees with swine flu? What medical evidence can an employer insist on from employees who are absent due to swine flu when government advice is that people with swine flu symptoms should not attend their GP?