Giving staff time off for magistrate duty
You must, by law, allow an employee who is a magistrate reasonable time off work to carry out their duties.
Your employee will have to be in court at least 13 days, or 26 half-days a year.
They鈥檒l get their magistrate rota well in advance, so you鈥檒l have plenty of time to plan and agree the time off.
You don鈥檛 have to pay employees for their magistrate work, but many employers do.
If you don鈥檛 pay them, they can claim an .
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