{"id":189624,"date":"2024-08-06T03:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T02:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=189624"},"modified":"2024-08-07T06:19:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T05:19:35","slug":"unpaid-leave-small-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/unpaid-leave-small-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Unpaid Leave for Small Business Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Running a small business can be hard work, and when you employ staff to help you with your business activity, you need to understand employment law. Employment law is an area of law that has many rules and often changes, so it is essential to keep up with these. One of the rules you need to know about are the rules of <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/time-off-from-work\/\">unpaid leave<\/a>, as you may be legally required to grant this to your employees if they request it. This article will explain how to navigate unpaid leave for small business owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Unpaid Leave?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unpaid leave is when your employee takes time off work and, as a result, is not paid by you. So, it is in addition to the legal minimum entitlement of 5.6 weeks of paid leave per year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an employer, there are times when you must allow your employer to take time off work and times when it is your discretion whether to allow it or not. However, it is up to you when you allow time off work whether or not you allow it as paid or unpaid. There are three main types of unpaid leave, being unpaid leave that which:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>you must legally allow;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you must legally consider; and&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>it is your discretion as to whether to allow or not.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When Must I Grant Unpaid Leave?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As an employer, you are legally required to grant your staff unpaid leave if it is for any of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>to allow them to carry out jury service;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reasonable time off to take part in magistrate duties where they are a magistrate;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to carry out other personal responsibilities such as a school governor or being a local councillor;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to spend time with an under 18 if they meet the criteria for this (you will hear people refer to this as <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/parental-leave-rights\/\">\u2018parental leave\u2019<\/a> with its own rules); and&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for an emergency concerning a dependant (<a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/employee-time-off-for-dependants\/\">dependant leave<\/a>), such as an accident at school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When you are required to allow unpaid leave, the number of days you must grant depends on the reason. For example, for magistrate duty, you must allow a minimum of 13 full days per year or 26 half days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"box box--icon box--info\">\n    <p>However, despite the above, when you allow unpaid leave, whether it is for public duties or a family emergency, and the time to deal with it is unreasonable, you do not have to grant it. 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You legally have to grant them time off for antenatal appointments. Also, although compassionate leave is at your discretion, where it is to grieve a dependent, your employee has a legal right for \u2018reasonable\u2019 time off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you grant discretionary leave, you naturally choose how many days you allow. However, it is essential to outline your discretionary leave policy so your employees know your rules. 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