30-day leave if family member to receive treatment for illness

Civil Service made their 13th amendment to its regulations yesterday where if a family member who has a long-term illness or an individual who needs to be looked after by law is set to receive treatment, their employees get to take a special 30-day leave.

As per the amendment, under the situations described in Article 188 (a) 1 and 2, if an employee's mother, father, wife, husband, child, sibling, half-sibling or someone they have to care for under the law falls under any said situation, the employee will get to apply for a 30-day paid leave, named the "Special Medical Needs Leave".

Under (a) clause 1 of said Article, if an employee is unable to report to work due to ill-health, then they will be granted a leave of absence. clause 2 of the Article, with regard to Sick Leave, states: "Report to the Supervisor or as determined by the office prior to reporting time or within 1 (one) hour from reporting time." This will grant employees a leave of absence as well.

A leave of absence will be given as per the annual leave guidelines. However, even if an individual hasn't worked at the company for a year, they can be granted a leave of absence.

However, if a leave of absence is to be granted under the new Special Medical Needs Leave, the following information is required:

The leave will be given if the above requirements are met and is up to the commission.

The Civil Service Commission also amended their regulation regarding the release of employees from their organization.

It states that if an employee experiences a medical condition where they are completely unable or are unable to work for an extended amount of time, they will be let go from their position. In that instance, a stamped document via a medical professional from a medical institute that is registered with the Health Ministry will be needed to determine whether the employee is unable to work. If the document comes from a foreign medical practitioner, the individual needs to be from a medical institute that is registered with their government.