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Basic Guide to Family Responsibility Leave (Farm Workers)

by Zopedol — last modified 2008-01-08 12:34
Full-time workers may take up to 3 days of paid leave a year to attend to certain family responsibilities.

Application

Sectoral Determination 13: Farm Worker Sector applies to all workers on a farm including -
  • domestic workers, and
  • security guards.
The sectoral determination does not apply to workers covered by -
  • another sectoral determination; or
  • a bargaining council agreement.

The Basic Conditions of Employment Act applies in respect of any matter not covered by this sectoral determination.

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Number of Leave Days

Full-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.

Reasons for Leave

You may take family responsibility leave -
  • when your child is born,
  • when your child is sick,
  • in the event of the death of your –
    • spouse or life partner,
    • parent or adoptive parent,
    • grandparent,
    • child or adopted child,
    • grandchild, or
    • sibling.

Proof

Employers may require reasonable proof of the birth, illness or death for which a worker requests leave.

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