Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Restaurant, Catering and Allied Trades

Extension to Non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement

16A. Family Responsibility Leave
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(1)An employee who has been in employment with the same employer for longer than twelve months,and works for at least five days a week for that employer, at the request of the employee shall be entitled to four (4) days paid leave, and four (4) days unpaid leave during each annual leave cycle which may be taken—
(a) when the employee's child or adopted child is sick;
(b) in the event of the death of the employee' spouse, life partner, parent, adopted parent, grandparent, child, adopted child, grandchild or sibling.

 

Before an employee may be paid for leave in terms of this clause, the employee shall submit proof of an event contemplated in subclause (1) for which the leave was taken. An employee's unused entitlement to leave in terms of this clause shall expire at the end of the leave cycle in which it accrues.