LRD guides and handbook October 2014

Leave and pay for working parents - a guide for trade union reps

Chapter 5

When time off is refused

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Employees who think that they have been unreasonably refused time off, or have been treated less favourably or dismissed for applying for this right, can bring a claim at the employment tribunal. A union rep should be contacted for further advice on the deadlines and employment tribunal procedure.