What is Family Responsibility Leave In South Africa?
Family Responsibility Leave is only applicable: if an employee’s child or adopted child is sick (younger than 18 years)
upon the death of the employee’s spouse or life partner; the death of the employee’s parent, adoptive parent, child, adopted child, grandchild, grandparent, or sibling.
Is family responsibility leave paid or unpaid in South Africa?
Employees employed for longer than four months and for at least four days a week are entitled to take three days of paid family responsibility leave during each leave cycle.
How often do you get family responsibility leave in South Africa?
Family Responsibility leave is three days paid leave per year, which full-time employees are entitled to if they work more than four days per week, after four months of employment, over and above annual and sick leave.
How do you qualify for family responsibility leave in South Africa?
Only an employee who has worked for longer than four months for the same employer, and who is employed on more than four days per week with the same employer,
qualifies for family responsibility leave.