
Time off for doctor and dentist appointments
If an employee wants to go to the dentist, doctor or optician in work time, are you obliged to give them the time off? And

If an employee wants to go to the dentist, doctor or optician in work time, are you obliged to give them the time off? And

Employers cannot discriminate on the basis of the ‘protected characteristics’ specified in the Equality Act 2010. These protected characteristics are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage

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