Employees are entitled to take a ‘reasonable amount’ of time off in the following circumstances:
- to assist when a dependant falls ill, gives birth or is injured or assaulted;
- to make arrangements for the provision of care for an ill or injured dependant;
- in consequence of the death of a dependant;
- when a dependant’s care arrangements unexpectedly end or are disrupted;
- to deal with an incident involving their child at school (or other educational establishment).
Further details on these rights can be found in:
Prospect’s Members’ Guide on parental and family leave
Flexible working
All employees have the right to request flexible working, which may involve a change to hours, times or location of work. Flexible working arrangements may be a reasonable adjustment for a disabled worker. Further details of the right to request, the procedures involved and eligibility can be found in:
Prospect Members’ Guide on part-time and flexible working
Community care services
Local authorities and the NHS have a duty to provide services to disabled children and adults to enable them to continue to live in the community. Social services have a duty to provide services to a disabled adult who is ‘ordinarily resident’ in their local authority area. If a local authority treats people with autism differently, this may constitute unlawful discrimination.
Local authorities have a statutory duty to assess a person’s needs for community care services.
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