The measures regarding the granting of family responsibility leave are as follows:
| 1. |
An educator shall be granted a maximum of 3 working days’ leave with full pay per annual leave cycle if: |
| 1.1 |
|
his spouse or life partner gives birth to a child; or |
| 1.2 |
|
his or her child, spouse or life partner is sick. |
| 2. |
An educator shall be granted a maximum of 5 working days’ leave with full pay per annual leave cycle if: |
| 2.1 |
|
the educator’s child, spouse or life partner dies; or |
| 2.2 |
|
the educator’s immediate family member dies. |
| 3. |
The total number of leave days taken in terms of clauses 1 and 2 of this circular
shall, not exceed 5 working days in an annual leave cycle. |
| 4. |
It is required of the educator to submit documentary proof to confirm the
afore-mentioned occasions in respect of which the leave is applied for. |
| 5. |
Educators must please note that the maximum number of days indicated
above is in respect of the annual leave cycle and not per occasion. |
| 6. |
The number of days allocated for family responsibility leave may not be
accumulated and is not deducted from the educator’s annual or accrued leave. |
| 7. |
An educator who has already used all his or her family responsibility leave may
apply to: |
| 7.1 |
|
use his or her available annual and/or accrued leave; and/or |
| 7.2 |
|
use up to a maximum 184 calendar days of unpaid leave. (The measures with regard to the granting of unpaid leave are covered in a different circular). |
| 8. |
Please bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all office-based
educators, including those on leave, and have them sign and date it. |
| 9. |
You are kindly requested to place a copy of this circular together with copies of the other circulars on leave in a separate file / cover for future use / reference
purposes. |
SIGNED: J.H. HURTER
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2003:03:06
|