Right to take time off to seek work

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Employment Tax

Guidance

Employees who have been given notice of termination of their employment by reason of redundancy have a right to request time off work to look for employment or make arrangements for training for future employment.

The right to request time off work is not an absolute right to time off work. However, it is a right not to be unreasonably refused time off. If an employee is granted time off work, they are entitled to a proportion of their normal weekly pay for the time taken.

Who is the right available to?

The requirements are similar, but not identical, to the requirements for entitlement to a redundancy payment. The right is available to:

Employees (in this case, including Crown officials and

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Andy Williams

Legal Director at Charles Russell Speechlys , Employment Tax

Andy advises on all aspects of employment law, with particular expertise in advising companies on large scale workforce issues such as changing the terms of their pension arrangements for staff, reorganisations, changes to terms and conditions and TUPE transfers/outsourcing arrangements. He also has substantial experience of Tribunal work and negotiating severance packages with (and for) senior executives, as well as dealing with other contentious issues such as breach of confidentiality, team moves and post-termination restrictions. In addition, Andy regularly advises on the employment and pensions aspects of corporate transactions, such as sales and purchases of businesses, group restructuring exercises and funding investment projects. He also presents seminars and delivers tailored training sessions to clients, as well as writing for a variety of publications.

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