Article (31)
1. The official working days and hours for the government shall be determined under a resolution of the Executive Council based on the Commission's recommendation.
2. The chairman of the government authority may adopt a regulation regulating working hours according to the nature of work in the government authority and within the limits of the approved number of hours, provided that the Authority shall be notified thereof.
Article (32)
It may practice the work in the government authorities in accordance with the flexible work system, whenever applicable. The Executive Regulations shall specify its types, categories, scope of application, rules and provisions.
Article (33)
The employee is entitled to leave with a gross salary on official holidays. He may be assigned to work during these days, provided that he shall be paid of days equal to the vacation days during which he worked and it shall be added to his periodic (annual) leave.
Article (34)
Leaves shall be classified according to the provisions of this law as follows:
1. Periodic (annual) leave.
2. Sick leave.
3. Work injury leave.
4. Study leave.
5. Sabbatical leave.
6. Maternity Leave.
7. Paternity leave.
8. Bereavement leave.
9. Mourning leave.
10. Pilgrimage leave.
11. Accompanying leave.
12. Leave without pay.
13. The employee may stop his work except within the limits of the leaves granted to him. The Executive Regulations shall specify the procedures and conditions for granting such leaves.
Article (35)
1. The employee shall be entitled to a periodic leave every year with a total salary to be paid in advance upon submitting his request.
2. the periodic leave shall not be granted to the employee except upon his request. The authorization of the leave shall be given to the Executive Management under the approval of the chairman of the Government Authority, while the rest of jobs, the leave shall be given under the approval of the line manager.
3. This leave may be authorized only after passing the probationary period. The chairman of the Government Authority may exempt the employee from this condition if necessary.
4. The employee shall not be credited with a periodic leave balance for the period he spends on an authorized leave, whether with or without pay, whenever the period of the continuous leaves exceeds two months in one year.
5. An employee's annual entitlement may not be carried over from the periodic leave except by resolution of the chairman of the Government Authority or his authorized representative.
6. The Executive Regulations shall specify the controls, rules and conditions for periodic leaves, provided that they are not less than (22) working days, the way how carry over it and the cash allowance due in this regard.
Article (36)
The periodic leaves for government employees in schools, institutes and the like shall be during school holidays, and its duration and dates shall be determined in accordance with the rules and regulations set by the concerned authorities.
Article (37)
1. The employee has the right to obtain a sick leave for a period not exceeding two consecutive days and individually and not more than ten days per year with the approval of the line manager.
2. The sick leave shall be approved based on a certificate issued by a doctor and approved by the competent health authority for a period ranging from three to seven continuous days at a time.Ifthe duration of the sickness exceeds that period, the approval for that leave shall rely on a medical report issued by the medical committee.
3. The employee must report his illness within the first two days of the sick leave, unless there is a compelling excuse prevent him to do so.
4. The Executive Regulation shall specify the maximum limit for this leave and the controls, rules and conditions required to grant the leave.
Article (38)
Every employee afflicted with an infectious disease that does not prevent him from doing his work or he is compelled to contact with a patient with an infectious disease and the medical committee considers that it must prevent him from performing his job duties shall be authorized for the period decided by the medical committee. And such period shall not be counted from his leave for which his total salary shall be paid. The medical committee and the employee shall notify the government authority to not allow him to carry out his work.
Article (39)
An employee who suffers a work injury shall be entitled to leave with a total salary for the period determined for his treatment by the medical committee without prejudice to the rules regulating work injuries and the prescribed compensations in this regard.
Article (40)
1. The chairman of the Government Authority may grant the employee whose grade is below the executive management a study leave with a total salary for the period prescribed for study within the limits of approved annual budget after coordination with the concerned authorities for granting study leaves, and such leave may be extended by the same procedure for other periods if the reports received from the employee so require.
2. It may under a resolution of the chairman of the government authority or his authorized representative approve the employee's participation in study lectures, studies or exams.
3. The Executive Regulations shall specify the controls, rules and conditions for granting this leave.
Article (41)
1. The employee whose grade is below the executive management shall be granted a sabbatical leave with a total salary under the approval of the chairman of the government authority - at the request of the requesting entity - to carry out research, studies, work or tasks in any of the fields even if it is not related to the government authority, and the employee is not required to obtain at the end of the leave any academic or training qualification, provided that the Authority shall be notified thereof.
2. The executive regulations shall determine those areas, controls, rules, and conditions regulating the granting of this leave.
Article (42)
1. The female employee shall be granted a maternity leave with a total salary for a period of three months.
2. the breastfeeding employee are entitled to two hours of leave per day at the beginning or ending of working hours for a period of one year from the date of delivery to take care of her newborn.
Article (43)
The employee is granted a paternity leave of three days. the executive regulation shall specify the controls, rules and conditions for granting this leave.
Article (44)
The employee is granted a bereavement leave of five working days in the event of the death of his spouse, one of his ascendants, descendants, one of his relatives or in-laws of the first degree, and for a period of three working days for relatives of the second degree, and one working day for relatives of the third degree.
Article (45)
A female Muslim employee whose husband dies is granted waiting period leave with a total salary for a period of four months and ten days from the date of death.
Article (46)
The employee is granted a leave of fifteen working days to go to the Hajj for one time throughout the period of service in the government with a total salary to be paid in advance upon his request.
Article (47)
1. It may under a resolution of the chairman of the government authority and based on the recommendation of the Human Resources Committee, grant the employee an accompanying leave with a total salary for a period not exceeding two months in one calendar year, if circumstances require him to accompany his spouse or one of his relatives up to the second degree or his dependents by virtue of an order of the competent court for treatment inside or outside the country.
2. It may under a resolution of the chairman of the government authority and based on the recommendation of the Human Resources Committee, extend this leave for a period of one month with a salary.
3. It may under a resolution of the chairman of the government authority and based on the recommendation of the Human Resources Committee, extend this leave for other periods without pay for two months each time if circumstances so require.
4. The leave stipulated in the previous clauses may be granted to the husband or wife in case one of them is required to attend a course or official mission or for treatment inside or outside the country, in order to take care of children who are under ten years old.
5. The executive regulation shall specify the controls, rules and conditions for granting this leave.
Article (48)
1. It may under a resolution of the chairman of the government authority and based on the recommendation of the Human Resources Committee, grant the husband or wife an unpaid leave if one of them is authorized to travel abroad, provided that such leave shall not exceed the period specified for the husband to stay abroad.
2. The chairman of the government authority may upon the recommendation of the Human Resources Committee, grant the employee an unpaid leave in addition to the periodic leaves he is entitled to for a period of one month per year, whenever the employee has serious reasons stating to grant him this leave.
Article (49)
The employee who ceases his work or does not return to work immediately after the end of his leave shall be deprived of his total salary for the period of his absence starting from the day of interruption, provided that the interruption shall not exceed fifteen days. If the employee submits an acceptable excuse, the period of interruption shall be deducted from the balance of his annual leaves or it shall be deemed as a leave with no pay.
Article (50)
1. The employee shall be considered that he submitted his resignation if he ceases working or does not return to work immediately after the end of his leave, for a period exceeding fifteen consecutive days.
2. The chairman of the government authority may not consider the employee that he is resigned if he proves that acceptable reasons justify his cessation of work in accordance with the rules specified by the executive regulations.