DPSA Family Responsibility Leave
DPSA Family Responsibility Leave. The public service worker is allowed to take a certain number of paid leave in order to attend to family matters. The circumstances and procedures under which the leave can be taken are clearly outlined out below.
Basic Guide to Family Responsibility Leave
Workers my take up to 3 days of paid leave a year to attend to certain family responsibilities.
ApplicationThe Basic Conditions of Employment Act applies to all employers and workers, but not –
The section of the Act that regulate working hours does not apply to:
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Workers Excluded from Family Responsibility LeaveThe provisions for family responsibility leave do not apply to workers who work less than –
Number of Leave DaysFull time workers may take 3 days of paid family responsibility leave during each annual leave cycle (12 month periods from date of employment).
Family responsibility leave expires at the end of the annual cycle.
Based on Legislation in Section 27, of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act Reasons for LeaveYou may take family responsibility leave:
Based on Legislation in Section 27, of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act ProofEmployers may require reasonable proof of the birth, illness or death for which a worker requests leave.
Based on Legislation in Section 27, of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act |