5. Force Majeure

Employees are allowed a limited right to paid time off from work for emergencies.

The situation must be an urgent family reason, the immediate presence of the employee is indispensable owing to illness or injury of a close family member.

A close family member includes a child or adopted child of the employee, the husband, wife or partner of the employee, parent or grandparent of the employee, brother or sister of the employee, person to whom the employee has a duty of care (that is, he/she is acting in loco parentis), a person in a relationship of domestic dependency with the employee, persons of any other class (if any) as may be prescribed. Force Majeure leave does not apply to the death of a...

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Force Majeure

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