An employee working an average of 40 hours per week is entitled to 192 provided that Public Holiday falls on any day of the week (from Monday to Sunday) and the full-time employee is not scheduled to work from midnight to midnight of such day as part of the normal weekly roster (being an off-day of the employee), the equivalent in hours of one working day is to be added to the employee’s vacation leave entitlement. If such average normal hours (excluding overtime) is below or exceeds 40 hours per week, the vacation leave entitlement in hours should be adjusted accordingly.

Vacation leave starts to accumulate as from commencement of employment.

When an employee is in employment for less than one calendar year, s/he shall be entitled to a proportionate amount of annual leave.

Though it is the employee’s right to choose when to apply for leave, the application for leave has to be approved by the employer before an employee can proceed with leave. The employer may approve or refuse an application for leave, taking into consideration the exigencies of work.

By mutual agreement with the employer, leave can be taken in hours. Otherwise, if there is no agreement between the employer and the employee, leave has to be availed of as a whole day.

A minimum period equivalent to four weeks (160 hours) cannot be replaced by any allowance, except where the worker’s employment is terminated.