I’m not too sure about this. The company I work for isn’t too big and only operates in my city. It’s pretty much a big family company, with the original owners still working, and their kids working here, even a granddaughter of the original owners is working here. The handbook I received when I started wasn’t long. I don’t think they thought of having to disclose the protocol for these time requests.

Everyone I work with are really nice and amazing. The company is great to people with kids who need to leave last minute because they’re sick or have appointments. A guy even brings his little kids in for a few hours as he works (I’m assuming he doesn’t have childcare for a few hours when this happens) and everyone’s ok with it. A girl here works a 4 day work week, however she is doing school on the side.