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

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Motor Industry Bargaining Council  (MIBCO)

Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Division A

Clause 5: Leave

5.5. Family Responsibility Leave

 

(1) An employer shall, upon  request, grant an employee, who has been in his employment for at least 4 months, during each annual leave cycle, a maximum of 3 days' paid family responsibility leave per annum in the aggregate in the following circumstances:
(a) When the employee's child is sick; or
(b) In the event of the death of—
(i) the employee's spouse or life partner; or
(ii) the employee's parent, adoptive parent, grandparent, child,adopted child, grandchild or sibling.

 

(2) Subject to sub-clause (4), an employer shall pay an employee for a day's family responsibility leave—
(a) the wage the employee would ordinarily have received for work on that day; and
(b) on the employee's usual pay day.

 

(3) An employee may take family responsibility leave in respect of the whole or part of a day.

 

(4) Before paying an employee for leave in terms of this section, an employer may require reasonable proof of an event contemplated in sub-clause (1) for which the leave was required.