Someone the law recognises you may need emergency time off for. It includes a spouse, civil partner, child, grandchild, parent, step-parent, or sibling, as well as anyone who reasonably relies on you for care or to arrange care. Siblings count whether they’re adults or children, the law doesn’t draw a line at 18.
In practice
A sibling who lives with you counts as a dependantSomeone the law recognises you may need emergency time off for. It includes a spouse, civil partner, child, grandchild, parent, step-parent, or sibling, as well as anyone who reasonably relies on you ... automatically; a sibling who lives independently may still count if they genuinely rely on you to arrange care or deal with an emergency.
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