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  2. South African labour law - Wikipedia

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    The common law of South Africa, "an amalgam of principles drawn from Roman, Roman-Dutch, English and other jurisdictions, which were accepted and applied by the courts in colonial times and during the period that followed British rule after Union in 1910," [76] plays virtually no role in collective labour law. Initially, in fact, employment law ...

  3. List of minimum annual leave by country - Wikipedia

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    In some cases, the number of days granted depends on whether an employee works in the public or private sector. Leave taken in the event of a death also applies if it is a relative of the employee's spouse or civil partner who has died: e.g. the death of an employee's mother-in-law entitles the employee to 3 days' leave. [127] [128]

  4. Sick leave - Wikipedia

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    In nations without laws mandating paid sick leave, some employers offer it voluntarily or as the result of a collective bargaining agreement. However, in countries with poorer labor laws such as South Korea, employees are usually forced to use paid vacation time for sick leaves, and the sick leaves exceeding the remaining vacation time are unpaid.

  5. ARLENE M. ROBERTS, ESQ

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    Organizing South Asian Workers (AOSAW). In 2010, after years of organizing, DWU attained a landmark victory. On August 31, 2010, then New York Governor David Paterson signed a law [A.1470B (Wright)/S.2311-E (Savino)] which extended labor protections to domestic workers. The law, otherwise known as the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, went into

  6. South African statutes and other legislation - Wikipedia

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    South Africa's municipalities may, in terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, make by-laws for the effective administration of the matters it has a right to administer. The areas within which a municipality may make by-laws are listed in Schedule 4 Part B, and Schedule 5 Part B, of the Constitution.

  7. Paid sick leave measures pass in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska

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    Prior to these ballot initiatives passing, 15 states and Washington, D.C., had paid sick leave laws on the books, according to the Center for American Progress. Most private-sector workers do have ...

  8. Annual leave - Wikipedia

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    Annual leave, also known as statutory leave, is a period of paid time off work granted by employers to employees to be used for whatever the employee wishes. Depending on the employer's policies, differing number of days may be offered, and the employee may be required to give a certain amount of advance notice, may have to coordinate with the employer to be sure that staffing is available ...

  9. Law requiring paid sick leave takes effect in New Mexico - AOL

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    Jul. 1—A law that requires all private employers in New Mexico, regardless of size, to allow their workers to accrue paid sick leave and take it without any threat of retaliation goes into ...