Leave Entitlements

Annual Leave

Under the BCEA, every employee is entitled to 21 consecutive days of annual leave per year (for a 5-day work week, that's 15 working days). Leave accrues from the first day of employment.

For employees working fewer than 5 days per week, the entitlement is calculated as: 1 day of leave for every 17 days worked.

Sick Leave

In every 36-month cycle, an employee is entitled to the equivalent of 6 weeks' paid sick leave. For a 5-day worker, that's 30 working days over 3 years. In the first 6 months of employment, sick leave is limited to 1 day per 26 days worked.

Family Responsibility Leave

Employees who have been employed for more than 4 months and work at least 4 days per week get 3 days per year for:

• When a child is born
• When a child is sick
• Death of a spouse, life partner, parent, adoptive parent, grandparent, child, adopted child, grandchild, or sibling

Maternity & Paternity Leave

Maternity leave: 4 consecutive months (unpaid by the employer, but the employee can claim from UIF). Must start at least 4 weeks before the expected due date.

Paternity leave: 10 consecutive days from the date of birth.

Tracking Leave in SA Wages Pro

Go to Dashboard → Leave to view and manage all leave requests. You can record leave taken, view balances, and see a calendar view. Leave balances are automatically calculated based on the employee's start date and work schedule.