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

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National Textile Bargaining Council: Extension to Non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Part 2

Annexures

Annexure I: Wool and Mohair Section

D. Leave

26. Family Responsibility Leave

 

As per clause 26 of Part 1 of this Agreement, except for the following amendments:

26.1 An employer must grant an employee, during each annual leave cycle, at the request of the employee, five days' paid family responsibility leave, subject to—
26.1.1 notification of the birth of the employee's child or that the child is sick; and
26.1.1.1 submission of satisfactory proof of birth in the form of a birth certificate; or of the child's sickness; and
26.1.1.2 such leave for birth being taken at or around the time of the birth of the child, and in any event within one month of the birth;
26.1.2 in the event of death—
26.1.2.1 the death of an immediate family member (defined as own child /brother/ sister /spouse /lifepartner /grandchild /parent or grandparent, including adoptive parent or child); and
26.1.2.2 submission of satisfactory proof of death in the form of a death certificate; and
26.1.2.3 such leave being taken at or around the time of death of the family member, and in any event within one month of the death.
26.1.3 in the event of sickness and/or hospitalization of a spouse—
26.1.3.1 submission of satisfactory proof of spouse sickness and that the employee accompanied their spouse for medical treatment/consultation at either a doctor or hospital;
26.1.3.2 such leave being taken at around the time of such sickness, shall be restricted to one (1) day per occasion to a maximum number of days as provided in clause 26.1 .

[Part 2 Annexure I (D)(26)(26.1.3) inserted by Notice No. 1343, GG47302, dated 14 October 2022]