ANNUAL LEAVE POLICY

1. PURPOSE:

 1.1 To outline the terms, conditions and benefits provided to eligible Island Home Health Care    employee for annual leave.

2. POLICY:

 2.1 The Island home Health Care will provide staff and employees with time off with pay for    annual leave.

3. DEFINITION:

 3.1 Annual leave is paid time off work granted by employers to employees to be used for    whatever the employee wishes.

4. PROCEDURE:

 4.1 Annual Leave Provisions
   4.1.1 The following provisions apply to all permanent employees unless otherwise stated.
     4.1.1.1 Accrual – all IHHC eligible employees will accrue annual leave at the rate of       2.5 calendar days for each month of service up to a maximum of 30 calendar days       per year of service.
     4.1.1.2 Eligibility – IHHC staff / employees will be eligible to request accrued annual       leave on completing their 1 year from the date of joining according to federal law of       UAE. Maximum Accrual – an employee can accumulate a maximum of 60 days as       leave balance, beyond which they have either avail the leave or to be converted to       cash.

   4.1.2 Leave Form
     4.1.2.1 Leave forms are available in Human Resources. And the Leave booklet is       available with the Senior staff Nurse.
     4.1.2.1.1 Staff who wishes to take leave is required to complete a leave request form       and have it approved by the Human Resource.
     4.1.2.1.2 Then the employee should submit the form to Human Resources for final       review and approval.
     4.1.2.1.3 Notification will be sent to the Employee, and the Senior Staff In-Charge       after it has been approved by the HR.
     4.1.2.1.4 Leave request forms must be submitted to Human Resources at least 2       months in advance; this provides time for the application to be processed by HR.

   4.1.3 Filing of Leave Application form
     4.1.3.1 Carryover Limitations- the carryover must be approved in advance and is at       the discretion of the Island Home Health Care. If such leave is not taken according       to her contract, the employee shall be eligible for such leave, and receive pay       for such days in lieu of vacation. Exceptions may be made based on operational       requirement and approved by the management.
      4.1.3.2 Payment for annual Leave taken – the annual leave will be recorded on the       employee’s time sheet, according to established Payroll procedure. If an employee       does not request an advance from before going on leave compensation for such       leave will be paid on the routine monthly payday. Such pay will include all       allowances and deductions.
   4.1.4 End of Contract – All accrued annual leave must be taken before the end of your       contract through end of service payment.
   4.1.5 Revision of Contract
      4.1.5.1 Any revisions should be submitted as soon as possible. No revisions will be       accepted after 90 days
   4.1.6 Annual Vacation Ticketing
     4.1.6.1 IHHC staff / employee must complete the Ticket Request in annual leave form       available in Human Resources and if reimbursement of ticket required the approval       has to be taken from their HOD and management.
      4.1.6.2 When Annual leave is due the terms of this policy, IHHC will provide the       employee her ticket or cash equivalent of a round trip air ticket as the most       economical rate.
      4.1.6.3 Where possible, the routing will be to and from Abu Dhabi International       Airport to the designated Point of Hire airport on the Employment Contract Master       Schedule. Where air routing to and / or from Abu Dhabi is not possible, the flight       may depart from and / or return to Dubai International Airport. In such cases, and       where neither the carrier nor the hospital is providing transport to and/or from Abu       Dhabi, the employee may claim with proof of payment, a further of 100 AED to       offset the added expense.

5. RESPONSIBILITY:

 

IHHC Employees and Human Resources

6. APPENDICES

 Nil

7. REFERENCES:

 7.1 UAE Law