Section 3: Leave, Vacation and Holidays

3.1 What is leave?
[Student Manual, page 26]

Leave means you can miss work for a good reason. Usually you take leave when you get married, have a child, or someone in your family is sick and needs care or has died.

Your employer cannot dismiss you because you took leave.

Leave is either paid or unpaid.

3.2 Can I take leave if someone in my family dies?
[Student Manual, page 26]

You can take one (1) day’s paid leave and up to four (4) more
days unpaid leave from work if the person who died is:

Mourners at a funeral

You can take one (1) day’s unpaid leave if the person who died is:

3.3 Can I take leave if I get married?
[Student Manual, page 27]

Yes, you can take one (1) day’s paid leave on the day you
get married or enter into a civil union.

You can take one (1) day’s unpaid leave to go to the
wedding of:

You must tell your employer one (1) week ahead of the wedding
that you will not be at work that day.

A hand putting a wedding ring on another hand