Applications for unpaid leave will be given reasonable consideration by the Employer, but shall be granted only at the employer’s sole discretion having regard to the requirements of the employer’s business and operations. Applications for unpaid leave will be considered in situations such as for compassionate reasons; to undertake a course of work-related study; or to gain additional work-related experience.
The Employer may close down all or part of its operations regularly once a year and require the Employee to take leave during the period of the close down, even where this requires the Employee to take leave for which they are not fully reimbursed. The Employer shall provide the Employee with at least 14 days advance notice of the closedown.
Where the Employee is called for jury duty, the Employer shall continue the employee’s full pay for the duration of the jury service for days that would otherwise have been working days, and the Employee will pay to the Employer any jurors fees received by them.
Leave for training or service in the Territorial and Reserve Forces shall be covered by the Volunteers Employment Protection Act 1973.