Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesMotor Industry Bargaining Council (MIBCO)Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective AgreementDivision AClause 5: Leave5.5 Family Responsibility Leave |
| (1) | An employer shall, upon request, grant an employee, who has been in his employment for at least 4 months, during each annual leave cycle, a maximum of 3 days’ paid family responsibility leave per annum in the aggregate in the following circumstances: |
| (a) | When the employee's child is sick; or |
| (b) | In the event of the death of— |
| (i) | the employee’s spouse or life partner; or |
| (ii) | the employee’s parent, adoptive parent, grandparent, child, adopted child, grandchild or sibling. |
| (2) | Subject to sub-clause (4), an employer shall pay an employee for a day’s family responsibility leave— |
| (a) | the wage the employee would ordinarily have received for work on that day; and |
| (b) | on the employee’s usual pay day. |
| (3) | An employee may take family responsibility leave in respect of the whole or part of a day. |
| (4) | Before paying an employee for leave in terms of this section, an employer may require reasonable proof of an event contemplated in sub-clause (1) for which the leave was required. |