Civil Partnership Act 2004 Explanatory Notes

Paragraph 151 - Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)

1045.Paragraph 151 amends subsection (3)(a) of section 57A of Employment Rights Act to include a civil partner as a dependant for the purposes of an employee’s entitlement to time off for dependants. This ensures that an employee will be able to take time off work to deal with certain emergencies involving a dependant who is a civil partner, just as an employee may currently take time off work to deal with an emergency involving a spouse.

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