There are some other types of leave (other than annual leave and maternity, paternity and adoption) that you may be able to take at certain points as an employee.
Fostering and Supported Lodgings Leave
If you are exploring fostering, adoption or supported lodgings the Foster Family Friendly Policy
outlines the additional leave allocation available to employees to attend training or meetings
relating to their role as a carer.
Compassionate leave, for bereavement or other domestic crises
Compassionate leave may be granted at the discretion of the charity. It will be used in times of
‘family’ illness, distress and bereavement. We acknowledge that ‘family’ can be defined differently
due to our individual circumstances and is meant in this case to describe your immediate circle (for
some that could be spouse, children, parents or a close friend) The actual length of leave and pay
is to be discussed with line manager. As a guide it is common for up to grant up to 5 days (pro-rata).
Dependents Leave
In relation to paid leave to care for dependents; we acknowledge that lots of us have other caring
responsibilities and there are occasional days when there is an emergency and work needs to be
paused. This leave is then in place to ensure we have the ability to meet that need in the moment,
without having to worry about ‘making time back.’
When needing to take paid dependents leave this should be made as a request to your line
manager in advance. We recognise that sometimes, in an emergency, this may be difficult. But we
would expect as a minimum that a text/WhatsApp is sent to your line manager explaining the
emergency and letting them know when you will be able to call them with more information.
The actual length of leave and pay is to be discussed with line manager. As a guide it is common
for us to grant up to 5 days (pro-rata)