Commentary on Sections Schedule 27 - Minor and consequential amendments 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.