Leave

Many employers offer leave under their employee welfare policies to cover a range of circumstances – such as marriage of an employee, care of a sick relative or bereavement in respect to a close relative …

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◉ Employee reporting requirements  A medical certificate must be provided for periods of sickness absence exceeding three days …

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Parental Leave (S12-5 Working Environment Act) The Mother of a child may receive 12 weeks leave during her pregnancy and six weeks after the birth …

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Those who have been in employment for at least three years (including two years for their present employer) are entitled to take up to three years’ unpaid educational full or partial leave to attend a vocational-related course …

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In accordance with the Holiday Act 1988 (as amended) an employee’s minimum annual holiday entitlement is 25 days based on a six-day week — that is four weeks and one day (it does not make a difference if the employee works five or six days per week) …

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