Annual Leave must be planned annually to avoid disrupting the operation of the Company. However, the Company will take into consideration the employee’s preferred times and meet these requests whenever possible. In case where working days are applicable, earned leave does not include public holidays, i.e. public holidays lying within the period of employee leave are not deducted from the employee leave balance. The maximum unutilized leave days that an employee may carry forward into the following year shall not exceed 50% of his annual entitlement in respective of their grade entitlement. Non-utilized Leave days cannot be exchanged for cash unless in exceptional circumstances where leave has been declined for two consecutive times due to business needs and only when approved by the manager of the division). Tickets may not be exchanged for cash. In exceptional circumstances, an employee can be called back from their annual leave. This can only be done by department head and must be approved by the CEO or GM of the subsidiary. If an employee is called back from leave, the balance of the leave will be to the employee. If the employee is overseas, the Company will compensate the individual for their expenses (such as airfare, any other expense where necessary etc). An employee may not take annual leave during any other period of leave to which the employee is entitled to or during any period of notice of termination of employment. Employees are not entitled to any earned leave during periods of unpaid leave. Employees are not allowed to take annual leave without the prior authorization of the Company and failure to obtain the necessary permission or authorization could result in disciplinary action being taken against the employee in terms of the Company’s Disciplinary Policy. Employee must plan and discuss the annual leave with their line managers or supervisors. Employee must complete Leave Form and forward it to the Line Manager for authorization.
Annual Leave must be planned annually to avoid disrupting the operation of the Company. However, the Company will take into consideration the employee’s preferred times and meet these requests whenever possible. In case where working days are applicable, earned leave does not include public holidays, i.e. public holidays lying within the period of employee leave are not deducted from the employee leave balance. The maximum unutilized leave days that an employee may carry forward into the following year shall not exceed 50% of his annual entitlement in respective of their grade entitlement. Non-utilized Leave days cannot be exchanged for cash unless in exceptional circumstances where leave has been declined for two consecutive times due to business needs and only when approved by the manager of the division). Tickets may not be exchanged for cash. In exceptional circumstances, an employee can be called back from their annual leave. This can only be done by department head and must be approved by the CEO or GM of the subsidiary. If an employee is called back from leave, the balance of the leave will be to the employee. If the employee is overseas, the Company will compensate the individual for their expenses (such as airfare, any other expense where necessary etc). An employee may not take annual leave during any other period of leave to which the employee is entitled to or during any period of notice of termination of employment. Employees are not entitled to any earned leave during periods of unpaid leave. Employees are not allowed to take annual leave without the prior authorization of the Company and failure to obtain the necessary permission or authorization could result in disciplinary action being taken against the employee in terms of the Company’s Disciplinary Policy. Employee must plan and discuss the annual leave with their line managers or supervisors. Employee must complete Leave Form and forward it to the Line Manager for authorization.
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