EUR-based Workers Now Get a Paid "Vacation Do-Over" if Sick
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EUR-based Workers Now Get a Paid "Vacation Do-Over" if Sick
Who will be the first to bring this to management's attention?
BRUSSELS — "For most Europeans, almost nothing is more prized than their four to six weeks of guaranteed annual vacation leave. But it was not clear just how sacrosanct that time off was until Thursday, when Europe’s highest court ruled that workers who happened to get sick on vacation were legally entitled to take another [paid] vacation.
“The purpose of entitlement to paid annual leave is to enable the worker to rest and enjoy a period of relaxation and leisure,” the Court of Justice of the European Union, based in Luxembourg, ruled in a case involving department store workers in Spain. “The purpose of entitlement to sick leave is different, since it enables a worker to recover from an illness that has caused him to be unfit for work.”
BRUSSELS — "For most Europeans, almost nothing is more prized than their four to six weeks of guaranteed annual vacation leave. But it was not clear just how sacrosanct that time off was until Thursday, when Europe’s highest court ruled that workers who happened to get sick on vacation were legally entitled to take another [paid] vacation.
“The purpose of entitlement to paid annual leave is to enable the worker to rest and enjoy a period of relaxation and leisure,” the Court of Justice of the European Union, based in Luxembourg, ruled in a case involving department store workers in Spain. “The purpose of entitlement to sick leave is different, since it enables a worker to recover from an illness that has caused him to be unfit for work.”
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Probably already applies... (partially)
You get that in Hong Kong if you happen to be sick during your first 2 weeks of your annual leave for the year. You just have to call CC and let them know so it is documented and you can claim (claw) it back later.
It's part of the Employment Ordinance. Although, it only applies to first 2 weeks of your annual leave because that is the minimum mandatory annual leave entitlement for HK employees. And, HK companies tend to follow the minimum legal requirement even if they are a "Caring Company."
Funny it's not mentioned in Ops Man A...
It's part of the Employment Ordinance. Although, it only applies to first 2 weeks of your annual leave because that is the minimum mandatory annual leave entitlement for HK employees. And, HK companies tend to follow the minimum legal requirement even if they are a "Caring Company."
Funny it's not mentioned in Ops Man A...
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Nails and coffins
Silberfuchs Quote:- "One more nail in the coffin for the Euro, the experiment that was the EEC/EU and for European Bases."
Please pass me the hammer and get some more nails.
Please pass me the hammer and get some more nails.
