FAQs

Yes, employees are entitled to a maximum period of one year injury leave on full pay, less the full amount of any injury benefit to which such employee may be entitled in terms of the Social Security Act, if s/he is injured during the actual discharge of his duty and not due to contributory negligence on her/his part or to any contravention of safety rules laid down by the employer.

Yes, vacation leave and bonuses will continue to accrue.

Employees are entitled to paid marriage leave according to the relevant Wage Regulation Order that regulates the specific sector of industry in which they are employed. The entitlement may vary depending on the regulation. Where the type of activity of work is not regulated by any W.R.O., the employee is entitled to two working days as marriage leave.

No. The employee enjoys jury service leave without loss of wages as long as it is necessary.

There is no entitlement at law to special leave to attend court as a witness except in the case of workers in the hospital and clinics sector who are allowed special paid leave to attend court as witness in relation to police cases.

If the conditions of work of an employee are regulated by a Wage Regulation Order, the worker is allowed paid bereavement leave on the occasion of the death of a wife, civil partner, husband, mother, father, son, daughter, brother or sister of the employee. The entitlement may vary depending on the Wage Regulation Order. Where the type of activity of work is not regulated by any W.R.O., the employee is entitled to one working day bereavement leave.