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When you or your partner gives birth, adopts or looks after a child, you may be entitled to take time off to help with caring for your child and work/life balance, or to compliment your childcare needs:
You may also be entitled to take more time off through parental leave which is likely to be unpaid.
You could try flexible working.
Remember to claim child benefit for new born children.
In the case of an emergency, involving anybody who is dependent on you, the law allows you to take some time off to sort the emergency out.
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