(Effective Date: 31-Mar-1997): The employer has the right to grant his worker special leave during the event directly affecting the worker’s immediate family.
If the worker has not yet taken his annual leave, the employer can deduct the special leave from the worker’s annual leave.
If the worker has taken all his annual leave, the employer cannot deduct the special leave from the worker’s annual leave for the next year.
Hours lost during the special leave can be made up under the conditions set by a Prakas of the Ministry in Charge of Labor.