Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)RegulationsLocal Government: Regulations on Appointment and Conditions of Employment of Senior ManagersChapter 4 : Conditions of Employment23. Annual leave |
| (1) | In this regulation the annual leave cycle is calculated from 1 January to 31 December. |
| (2) | A senior manager must apply for annual leave on an official leave from attached as Annexure E to these regulations. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding subregulation (1), a municipality that has an on-line application form may use an on-line application form: Provided that the on-line application form substantially corresponds to the application form in Annexure E and complies with these regulations. |
| (4) | The paid annual leave to which a senior manager is entitled must be stipulated in the employment contract. |
| (5) | A senior manager who commences employment after 1 January is entitled to paid annual leave on a pro rata basis. |
| (6) | A senior manager is entitled to not more than two working days leave on full remuneration for every month which the senior manager worked in any annual leave cycle. |
| (7) | A senior manager does not accrue leave during any period of unpaid leave or if the senior manager is absent from work without permission. |
| (8) | The accrual of leave must be reduced on a pro rata basis in accordance with the number of unpaid leave days or days on which the senior manager was absent without permission. |
| (9) | A senior manager must take at least 10 working days annual leave in each annual leave cycles: Provided that the remaining days must be taken before the end of the following annual leave cycle, failing which they are forfeited. |
| (10) | A senior manager may only take annual leave with the prior written approval of the mayor or municipal manager, as the case may be. |
| (11) | A senior manager's application for annual leave may not be unreasonably disapproved. |
| (12) | A senior manager whose annual leave application is not approved as a result of operational requirements must be informed in writing of the refusal, the reasons for the disapproval and the future arrangements for rescheduling the annual leave. |
| (13) | A senior manager who is recalled from leave due to operational requirements must be credited with the number of annual leave days forsaken. |
| (14) | The municipality must— |
| (a) | encourage senior managers to take their annual leave in the annual leave cycle in which they accrue; and |
| (b) | establish a system to record accurately the leave taken by senior managers. |