Employment: what permissions can workers request?

At some point in their working lives, employees need to request leave from work. WorkBe it family or health issues. But when is a company required to issue these licenses to its employees?

The National Labor Inspection Authority (Sunafil) recalls that there are different types of licenses or fee-based permits that employers are required by law to provide to their workers:

What are compulsory licenses?

Firstly, we have maternity leave, because. workers Pregnant women are entitled to 49 days of prenatal and 49 days of postnatal rest.

After this leave, working mothers are entitled to one hour of nursing leave until their child is one year old.

There is also Holiday to care for the childunder which employees have the right to be absent for 10 days in connection with the birth of a child.

Other compulsory licenses are related to health, such as in the case of “Sick or accident leave”. This is activated for workers who have a sick son, father, mother, spouse or partner, or a person under their care, who are diagnosed with a serious or terminal condition, or who have suffered an accident that puts their life in danger.

“This is to be able to help you for a maximum period of 7 calendar days. In case of more days licensethey will be provided for an additional period of no more than 30 days at the expense of the right to leave,” Sunafil clarifies.

It also states that there is a “cancer leave” that applies when workers have a child under the age of 18 who has been diagnosed with cancer. This permit is valid for no more than one year.

must also be provided licenses for medical care and treatment, which applies to employees with underage children with disabilities, up to 56 hours in a row or after a year.

On the other hand, there is a license that applies to workers who are members of the Occupational Health and Safety Committee. This is given for 30 calendar days a year to perform its functions.

“It is important to remember that on demand employee“The employer can freely provide leave both with pay and without it, for example, in connection with the death of a family member, for personal reasons, including,” the prosecutor’s office clarifies.

fines

If companies fail to comply with the above, Sunafil points out that they may be subject to fines, since non-compliance with licenses is classified as a “very serious” violation.

The amount of the fine is calculated depending on the type of company and the amount workers affected.

For micro businesses, the fine can range from S$1,058 to S$3,128, and for small businesses, the fine ranges from S$3,542 to S$35,190.

If the offender is not a map, sunafil indicates that fines can range from S$12,098 to S$241,638.