Does the Act entitle an employee to sick leave and bereavement leave?
The Act does not require the employer to pay for the day you may take as a sick leave or a bereavement leave. The employer is required to pay for the hours you work and not for the hours you don’t work. However, the employer may have a greater benefit and pay for the days taken as a sick leave or bereavement leave. If you work for a company that employs regularly more than 50 employees, the Act requires the employer to give you personal emergency leave under some situations. Again the employer does not have to pay for these days but must keep your job while you are on such a leave. You can take up to a maximum of 10 days in a year for personal emergency leave. It can be taken for yourself or close relatives as defined in the Act. The Act also entitles an employee to take unpaid family medical leave in order to take care of a relative, it too is job protected. You can take up to 8 weeks in a 26-week period. Even though, you are entitled to certain leaves under the Act, it does not requi
