The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development reviewed the leave due to employees of all kinds and reasons.

She explained that annual leave is not less than 21 days, and it may not be waived or receive monetary compensation for obtaining it during service, and then the number of its days increases to at least 30 days when working for five consecutive years with an employer, noting that the employer may postpone it for the following year if working conditions require and for a period not exceeding 90 days.

She added that if the worker leaves work and does not benefit from his annual leave, he will be compensated for a fee for the number of days of leave due, and stressed that the worker has the right to postpone his annual leave or days thereof to the following year with the consent of the employer.

Festive holidays

With regard to the holidays, the ministry explained that the Eid al-Fitr and Al-Adha holidays are 4 days, so that the Eid al-Fitr holiday starts from the day after the 29th of Ramadan, while the Eid al-Adha holiday starts from standing in Arafa.

National events

She pointed out that national events such as National Day and Foundation Day are their holidays for one day, and are not compensated if they coincide with the holidays.

Death leave

The worker is entitled to leave for 5 days in the event of the death of his wife or one of his origins or branches. The Muslim worker whose husband has died is excluded and her leave is calculated by 4 months and 10 days or by the number of days remaining from her pregnancy.

Marriage or procreation

She pointed out that the worker is entitled to 5 days leave for marriage, and the employer has the right to request documents proving this, in addition to 3 days in the event of a newborn. The worker is also entitled to a maternity leave of 10 weeks, which can be extended after its expiration for a month without pay. She explained that the working woman in the event of having a sick child or

The tests

At the level of test leave, the worker is entitled to take leave by the number of actual test days, by the employer’s approval to join the educational institution, and to submit the leave request 15 days before its date, so that the leave is full pay to take the exam for an unrecurred year. The employer also has the right to ask the worker to submit documents supporting the leave application, as well as evidence of his performance of the exam.

Hajj

With regard to the Hajj obligation, the Ministry explained that the worker is entitled to leave of 10 to 15 days, granted once during the period of service, and that work is required for two consecutive years with the employer, and not to be performed by the worker before.

Sick leave –

At the level of sick leave, she stressed that the worker is entitled to leave with the number of sick days, calculated continuously or separately during one year, starting from the date of the first sick leave, and it is also given with full pay in the first thirty days, three quarters of the wage in the next sixty days, and unpaid leave in the next thirty days.