● | rights acquired or in the process of being acquired by the employee on the date on which the leave starts, will be maintained as they stand until the end of the leave. |
● | the above rights, including any changes arising from national law, collective agreements or practice, will apply after the end of the leave |
● | taking the above types of leave does not affect unfavourably the employees' seniority nor their right to promotion or their return to work in equivalent positions with the same level of remuneration and benefits |
● | employees who have used the above types of leave should benefit from potential improvements in working conditions, from which they would have benefited if they had not received the leave (excluding commissions) |
● | the time of absence of the employee during the period of use of the above types of leave can NOT be considered as annual leave, HOWEVER, it should be counted as working time for the purposes of calculating the paid annual leave |
● | the time of absence during the above types of leave is considered to be a period of employment for the purposes of applying the Termination of Employment Law |
● | receiving the above types of leave does not interrupt the continuity of employment |