We are currently updating our family friendly policies and are looking at clauses around employees taking ad-hoc time off in order to care for ill dependents. It is my understanding that an employee can take ‘reasonable time off’ to care for ill dependents if the primary carer is not able to care for the dependent. The area we are struggling to enforce is what ‘reasonable time off’ means.
Does anyone have any advice they can offer in this regard?
Rachel Venner