DPD Ireland – Jury Leave Policy
This policy informs all employees covered by the Juries Act 1976 of their rights and entitlements while in this employment. All full-time, part-time, and temporary employees are covered by this policy.
Entitlements
Under our jury service leave, you have the following entitlements and obligations.
You are entitled to paid time off to attend for jury service, where you have officially been summoned to do so.
You must provide written notification to your Manager/Supervisor of your need to avail of jury service leave. This notification should be given as soon as possible after you have received the jury service summons. Such notification should be accompanied by court documentation evidencing the times and dates that you will be required to attend court. You must apply for jury leave via People HR, Logbook Section. Once you have filled out the required form, it will be sent to your Manager/Supervisor for approval.
We have created a video tutorial to show you how to apply for jury leave via People HR. This can be viewed Here.
Where you are only required to attend court for part of a working day, you must return to work immediately after you have been released from court. For each day you attend for jury service, you must provide the organisation with a certificate of attendance from the County Registrar evidencing the dates and times of your jury service.
Annual leave and public holiday benefit
While on jury service leave, you will retain your full entitlement to annual leave and public holiday benefit.
Excusal from jury service
Where you feel your work commitments make it impractical for you to carry out jury service, you may apply to the County Registrar to be excused. If you need to provide evidence from the organisation that it is necessary for you to be excused from jury service, please contact your manager/the HR department, who will provide you with a letter detailing your current work commitments.
Employment protection
An employee who is on jury service leave will be treated as if he or she had not been absent from work. At the end of jury service leave, you will be entitled to return to your original job under terms and conditions no less favourable than those which would have applied if you had not been absent.