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Glossary/Statutory Leave

Statutory Leave

Statutory leave means the unvarying law based time away from work that employees are entitled to. The two main areas where these regulations apply are: the work status of the expectant nurse, e.g., maternity or paternity leave, bereavement leave, and jury duty leave. The fact that statutory leave includes different types of social and family reasons makes employees unafraid of losing their jobs and be financially stable.

The employers should adhere strictly to the statutory leave provisions and ensure that the work force receives appropriate leave days as set by the law. In case of the compliance with the standards is not made, the organizer can confront not only the criminal responsibility and fines, but also the company may be prohibited from other activities.

Example of Statutory Leave

For example, a single member of staff might suffer from a serious illness which leaves him/her off from work for a long time. In this particular case, the employee is eligible for statutory sick leave, which gives them the chance to take leave and freely concentrate on their recovery with protection against job loss or loss of pay.

Once getting a physician's mask of letting the employee go to work in a consequent period as stipulated by the law, the employer arranges the particular time-off period length as provided by the law. As for the case, an employee gets statutory sick pay which is money given through the employer or government to help with the loss of income during the time of the leave.

Lawerized leave provide an employee with a provision that enables them to make availing time for health’s self care and all the personal circumstances that may require them to spend less time at work. Through statutory cover of legal protections and monetary assistance, the job-protected leave gives a caring environment and creates a foundation for employee welfare.

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