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19.7 Birthday Leave

a) All Employees shall be entitled to one (1) full working day of birthday
leave, which shall be utilised on the actual birthday or three (3) days
prior or 3 days after the actual birthday.

b) An Employee desiring to take birthday leave shall submit his leave
application at least four (4) working days prior to the intended leave
period. The Company reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the
birthday leave if the exigencies of the Company’s business require the
Employee’s service on that particular day.

c) In the event the application for birthday leave is cancelled by the
Company, the Employee is allowed to re-apply to utilise the said leave
on another date which is not later than one (1) month from the date of
his birthday. If the birthday leave is still not utilised during this extended
period, it shall be forfeited accordingly.

19.8 Casual Leave

a) The Company shall grant paid casual leave (subject to an aggregate
maximum limit of eight (8) days per calendar year) in addition to the
normal annual leave entitlement for the following occasion /
incident(s):

Employee’s first legal marriage 2 consecutive working days
(for confirmed Employee only)

Compassionate leave 3 consecutive calendar days
Natural disaster 3 consecutive working days
(e.g. flood, fire etc.)

Compassionate leave is given on the death of the Employee’s spouse,
children, brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents and parents-in-law
only.

Application for marriage leave shall be made at least 7 days in
advance.

19.9 Pilgrimage (Haj) Leave

a) All confirmed Muslim Employees who have served the Company for
more than five (5) consecutive years are eligible for forty (40)
consecutive days of paid leave for the purpose of performing the Haj
in Mecca. This leave is accorded only once during the Employee’s
tenure with the Company.

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