Respond to a request for time off for public duties
Key points
Employees are entitled to take reasonable time off to perform certain types of public duty.
The right to time off applies to employees who are magistrates or members of certain specified public bodies, including local authorities and statutory tribunals.
Members of these bodies are entitled to time off only for specific purposes, for example to attend meetings.
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