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Leave
Regarding leave, an employee who has completed five
years of continuous service is entitled to 21 days leave
a year and the employee who has not completed five years
term is entitled to 14 days leave a year. Official
holidays and days of sick leave may not be counted as
part of annual leave.
An employee must be given his holiday pay before he goes
on leave and the last salary payable before the holidays
must be used to calculate the amount due. Subject to a
satisfactory medical report, an employee is entitled to
sick leave for (a) the first six days of illness on full
pay, (b) the next six days on 3/4 Pay, (c) the next six
days on 1/2 Pay, (d) the next six days on 1/4 Pay, and
(e) the next six days without Pay. This entitlement is
the total entitlement in one year and not per period of
sickness.
Termination
For an employee who gets paid salary every month,
termination indemnity is 15 days remuneration for each
complete year of service for the first 5 years and 30
days for each complete year beyond 5 years. An employee
who resigns without completing five years of service is
not entitled to indemnity. If the employment contract is
for a fixed period and if either the employer or the
employee wants to terminate the contract before the end
of the fixed period, then the party terminating the
contract must compensate the other.
Wherein an employment contract is for an unlimited
period, either party may terminate it by notifying the
other in writing at least 15 days prior to the
termination. An employer has the right to terminate the
employee without notice and without payment of any
indemnity or any compensation, if the employee commits
any wrong or fraud, causing serious loss to the employer
or has been convicted of any crime or disobeys the
instructions of the employer etc.
Compensation
An employee has the right to compensation for
work-related injuries for no fault on his part, even
without having to prove that the employer was at fault.
Compensation varies with the severity of the injury
occurred. Where the employee has become 25% or more
disabled or has died due to it, he or his family will be
entitled to compensation.
Disputes and Civil Rights
The employee especially the expatriates, who are not
able to get their due in case of any dispute with the
employer, may communicate with the Labour Departments at
the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour along with
their relevant documents to substantiate a claim.
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