Clicking on this section will detail employees’rights regarding daily, weekly and annual leave. The specific provisions of the law regarding the leave in question will be clarified. This will also reflect clarifications based on the problems encountered most in practice, such as the non-adequate use of daily leave. Misunderstandings regarding annual leave, especially with the part of 4 weeks of annual leave which are guaranteed by law, out of which 2 weeks must be used continuously, the others can be used in more fragmented forms. It will be detailed that annual leave does not cover weekly leave. In addition to these data, the officials of the division will enrich the page with other relevant information of this kind. There will also be a link that leads to the templates related to the organization of daily, weekly and annual leave.
There are certain rules for daily, weekly and other break periods. The purpose is to ensure sufficient break time for employees.
Employees’ are entitled to break:
Daily:
During the working day, with a full uninterrupted work schedule, lasting at least thirty (30) minutes, which cannot be set at the beginning or end of the working hours.
The employee has the right to a day off between two (2) consecutive working days for a duration of at least twelve (12) hours without interruption.
For work longer than four (4) hours, and less than six (6) hours per day, there is a right to a break during work of fifteen (15) minutes duration.
Weekly:
The employee has the right to weekly leave of at least twenty-four (24) uninterrupted hours.
If the employee has to work on the weekly break day, he/she must be provided with a day off during the following week.
Annual leave:
– An employee is entitled to a paid annual leave for at least four (4) weeks during a calendar year, despite if he/she works a full-time or part-time job.
– The schedule of using the annual leave is determined by the employer in agreement with the employee, pursuant to the Law, the Internal Act of the Employer and the Employment Contract
* It is important to note that the break/leave time defined above is considered time spent at work.
Also, it is important to note that in certain cases the employee may be absent from work with pay:
– five (5) days in case of his/her marriage;
– five (5) days in case of the death of a close member of family;
– three (3) days for the birth of a child;
– in other cases defined with Employer’s Internal Act, Employment contract and Collective
Contract; and;
– one (1) day in every case of voluntary blood donation.
Regarding maternity leave, the employed woman is entitled to twelve (12) months of maternity leave, the use of which can begin up to forty-five (45) days before the date when she is expected to give birth.
