S.L. 452.51 Art. 10Special leave.

(a) A whole-time employee shall be allowed three days leave on full pay on the occasion of his marriage, and two days leave on full pay on the birth of a child to his wife.

(b) A whole-time employee shall be entitled to up to ten days study leave in any one year on full pay to obtain a certificate in his trade: Provided that study leave will be approved subject to the production of the necessary information about the certificate in question by the employee and that he will be bound to work for at least three months with the company after the results are published. Such study leave is not to be availed of more than twice for the same certificate: Provided further that if the employee opts to terminate his employment before three months have elapsed, the employee is bound to pay to his employer the sum of money equal to the wages that have been paid to him in respect of the number of days availed of as study leave.