S.L. 363.20 Art. 11Special leave with pay.

The Executive Secretary shall also be entitled to special leave with pay in the following cases:

(a) Death of relatives - three (3) working days in the case of death of the wife or husband, the mother or father, son or daughter, and brother or sister of the Executive Secretary. In the case of death of grandparents, and the mother or father, or such person who is the foster mother or father of the Executive Secretary, brother or sister of the wife or husband of the Executive Secretary, there shall be granted one (1) working day special leave with pay. Such special leave shall be availed of immediately following the death;

(b) Marriage - five (5) working days in the case of the Executive Secretary’s marriage;

(c) Birth - three (3) working days in the case of the birth of a baby to the Executive Secretary’s wife;

(d) Pregnancy - female Executive Secretaries are entitled to thirteen (13) weeks with special leave for pregnancy and another week without pay;

(e) Medication following injury - in addition to what is provided in regulation 13, an Executive Secretary who sustains injuries in the course of his duties shall be granted special leave as is necessary in order to take medication or to appear before the Social Security Injuries Board;

(f) Jury service - when an Executive Secretary is appointed juror, he shall be afforded special leave for the duration of the jury;

(g) Witness - an Executive Secretary or clerical employee who is summoned as a witness by a Court or other Tribunal shall be granted special leave, provided that his testimony is required in a case which is directly related to his duties as a Council official;

(h) Trade Union activities - three (3) working days special leave shall be afforded each year to the members of the Group Committee (provided that the number of members does not exceed seven (7) persons) representing the clerical employees of Local Councils to attend for meetings, conferences, seminars or other similar Union activities provided that prior consent is given by the Mayor of the Council concerned.