Leave and notice calculator
Annual leave due, sick leave, family responsibility leave, notice period, notice pay, leave pay and severance under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. Free.
The rules in short
- Annual leave: 21 consecutive days a year (15 working days on a 5-day week).
- Sick leave: 6 weeks' worth of working days in every 3-year cycle.
- Notice: 1 week in the first 6 months, 2 weeks up to a year, then 4 weeks. Severance on retrenchment: at least 1 week's pay for each completed year.
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