S.L. 452.88 Art. 6Number of hours of urgent leave.

(1) The employee shall have the right to be provided with a minimum of thirty-two (32) hours with pay per year by the principal as time off from work for urgent family reasons as specified in these regulations:

Provided that the first sixteen (16) hours availed of by the employee for urgent family reasons shall be deducted from the annual leave entitlement of the employee. Whilst the remaining sixteen (16) hours availed of shall be deducted from the annual sick leave entitlement of the employee, subject to the availability of the respective balances of the employee.

(2) The employer shall have the right to establish the maximum number of hours of time off from work in each particular case, save that the minimum time should not be less than one hour per case unless there is the specific agreement of the employee.

(3) The employer shall have the right to demand such evidence as may be necessary to verify and confirm the request for urgent leave by the employee.

(4) Part-time employees shall be entitled to urgent pro-rata leave entitlement.