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Time off for dependants: Disruption to childcare was unexpected

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    Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Harrison [2009] IRLR 28 EAT (0 other reports)

In Royal Bank of Scotland Plc v Harrison EAT/0093/08, the EAT held that a disruption to the employee's childcare arrangements was unexpected. She was, therefore, entitled to take time off for dependants, and had suffered a detriment for a prescribed reason for doing so.