Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

KwaZulu Natal

Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Part 1

32A. Study Leave

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(1)Study leave may be granted by employers only to permanent, full time employees subject to the following conditions:

 

(a)Approval for study leave shall be granted at the employer's discretion, which approval shall not be withheld unreasonably.

 

(b)Study leave, if granted by the employer, shall be for a maximum of one subject per annum.

 

(c)Study leave, if granted by the employer, shall be limited to two days of paid study leave per subject, namely the last working clay prior to the date of the exam and on the day of the exam.

 

(d)The result of each exam shall be presented by the employee to the employer as soon as it becomes available.
(i)If an employee fails a subject, the leave granted to the employee for that subject shall be refunded by the employee to the employer at a rate of one day's pay per failed subject.