unable to get time off work
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chelleshep
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i have an 8 month old with cerebral palsy and have been told by work that lowering my hours to part time does not meet there business needs and i am unable to take time off 3 hours a week for his physiotherepy has anyone else been in this situation and what did they do.
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Hi
Here is a link to some information that we hope you will find helpful:
http://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/articles/parents-and-carers/caring-for-disabled-adults-and-children/faq/can-i-take-time-off-work-for-my-child-s-medical-or-other-appointments
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Thanks for that it helped alot, my work place were saying i could only take 18 weeks in one block unpaid, obviously that is not the case.
Once againg thanks very much
xxx
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