SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1990
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FOR EMPLOYEES WITH 10 TO 14 DAYS
"THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PAID ANNUAL LEAVE FIVE YEARS' SERVICE OR LONGER WILL BE INCREASED FROM OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, HE ADDED.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES THE PHASED THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN PAID ANNUAL LEAVE:
IMPLEMENTATION OF
NUMBER OF DAYS OF PAID ANNUAL LEAVE
YEAR OF SERVICE OF EMPLOYEE
YEAR 1
YEAR 2
YEAR 3
YEAR 4
YEAR 5
——
(1990) *
(1991) *
(1992)*
(1993)*
(1994)*
1
7
7
7
7
7
2
7
7
7
7
7
3
8
8
8
8
8
4
9
9
9
9
9
5
10
10
10
10
10
6
10
11
11
11
11
7
8
10
11
12
12
12
10
11
12
13
13
9 OR ABOVE
10
11
12
13
14
THE CALENDER YEAR (FOR 1990, THE PART OF THE YEAR AFTER ENACTMENT) IN WHICH THE EMPLOYEE COMPLETES THE LENGTH OF SERVICE SPECIFIED THE LEFT-HAND COLUMN.
IN
THE LAW ALSO PROVIDES THAT WHERE AN EMPLOYEE'S LEAVE ENTITLEMENT DOES NOT EXCEED 10 DAYS, UP TO THREE DAYS MAY BE GRANTED SEPARATELY AT THE EMPLOYEE'S REQUEST.
"IF THE LEAVE ENTITLEMENT EXCEEDS 10 DAYS, THE NUMBER
OF DAYS IN EXCESS OF SEVEN DAYS MAY BE GRANTED SEPARATELY AT THE EMPLOYEE'S REQUEST, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"THIS IS TO KEEP IN LINE WITH THE PRINCIPLE THAT A MAJOR PORTION OF THE LEAVE SHOULD BE ENJOYED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, WHILE MAKING LEAVE-TAKING MORE FLEXIBLE, HE EXPLAINED.
"WITH THE INCREASE IN PAID ANNUAL LEAVE, THE EMPLOYER WILL BE PERMITTED TO ACCEPT PAYMENT IN LIEU OF THE PART OF HIS LEAVE ENTITLEMENT WHICH EXCEEDS 10 DAYS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY BOTH THE EMPLOYEE AND THE EMPLOYER.
FOR
AS A SAFEGUARD AGAINST POSSIBLE ABUSE OF THE PROVISION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WOULD BE AN OFFENCE FOR AN EMPLOYER TO INCLUDE IN AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ANY CLAUSE WHICH WOULD COMMIT THE EMPLOYEE CONCERNED TO FOREGO ALL OR ANY OF HIS ANNUAL LEAVE ENTITLEMENT.
WARNED.
"OFFENDERS WILL BE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $10,000," HE
"TO HELP MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THE NEW AMENDMENT, A 'GUIDE TO THE PROVISIONS OF PAID ANNUAL LEAVE' LEAFLET HAS BEEN PUBLISHED AND IS
AT ALL LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE OFFICES,
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BEING DISTRIBUTED FREE THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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