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Collected on 10 August 2026
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Annual leave entitlement
Employees are entitled to 24 days of annual leave per year if they work five days a week, or 27 days if they work six days a week. Employees must take at least 16 days (five-day workers) or 19 days (six-day workers) per leave cycle, and all leave must be taken within six months of the cycle’s end.
An employer shall grant an employee the following annual leave in a leave cycle: 4.1.1 Twenty-four (24) days for a five (5) day worker; and 4.1.2 Twenty-seven (27) days for a six (6) day worker.
Places
KwaZulu-Natal
Reference
https://mandeni.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Leave-Management.pdf
Leave balance communique for employees with excess leave
The Human Resources Office issues a notice every May to employees with more than 48 days of annual leave to encourage them to take their leave before it is forfeited.
The Human Resources Office will issue leave balance communique to Departments every beginning of May to all employees who have leave in excess of forty-eight (48) working days to take their annual leave in order to avoid forfeiture.
Special leave on full pay
Employees may be granted special leave on full pay for reasons such as court appearance, national events, or other approved circumstances, as defined by the SALGBC KZN Division.
In accordance with the South African Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC) KZN Division, special leave on full pay shall be granted to an employee.
