S.L. 452.101 Art. 1Title and scope.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Minimum Special Leave Entitlement Regulations.

(2) These regulations establish the minimum rights to sick leave, birth leave, bereavement leave, marriage leave, injury leave, leave for jury service, quarantine leave and special parental bereavement leave, and these shall apply to all employees, whether on a whole-time or a part-time basis:

Provided that employees on a part-time basis shall have the respective rights on a basis. pro rata

(3) These regulations shall be applicable without prejudice to the introduction and, or implementation of provisions in other legislation under the Act, collective agreements or any other agreement entered into between employers and employees, which are more favourable to the workers.

(4) Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as reducing any entitlement enjoyed by any employee on the date of publication of these regulations in terms of any recognised conditions of employment or under an existing contract of employment.