Can I take leave from work to deal with same-sex domestic violence?

Changes to the law which come into effect on 1 April 2019 will mean that employees will be entitled to take up to 10 days' domestic violence leave per year in order to deal with the effects of domestic violence.

Until this law comes into effect, there are no specific leave entitlements for employees to deal with the effects of domestic violence.  However, employees are entitled to request to take annual leave, or where you are sick or injured, take sick leave.