Time off work

Updating author: Nicky Stibbs

Editor: Zuraida Curtis

Summary

• Employees (and, in some situations, workers) have the legal right to be permitted a reasonable amount of paid or unpaid time off work  to enable them to carry out their official functions or for other designated purposes.
• Qualifying employees who are employed by an employer with at least 250 employees have the legal right to make a request in relation to study and training and have their request considered.  
• An employee (or worker) whose request in relation to paid or unpaid time off work has been refused may bring a complaint to an employment tribunal.