Giving staff time off for jury service
Overview
You must allow an employee time off if they鈥檙e called up to serve on a jury.
You can鈥檛 discriminate against your employee for going on jury service.
If you dismiss your employee for going on jury service they could take you to an employment tribunal.
You can ask your employee to try to delay their jury service if their absence would seriously harm your business. They鈥檒l need a letter from you explaining why.
They can only delay jury service once in a 12-month period, and must say on the jury summons when they鈥檒l be available.
Jury service usually lasts up to 10 days, but can be longer.