GR-iii.7 Support for additional paid educational leave for employed students and school-goers
3.3.7.GR-iii.7 Support for additional paid educational leave for employed students and school-goers
3.3.7.1. Target group
Students and school-goers unable to attend work on certain days because they are required to take examinations at their educational establishment.
3.3.7.2. Legal basis
Law 1346/83 and Law 1837/89
3.3.7.3. Contents
Employees aged at least 18 but less than 28 are entitled to a maximum of 30 days leave on the basis of the prevailing minimum daily wage of an unskilled worker.
For employees aged under 20, two days leave for each day's examination are envisaged, which can be taken consecutively.
The condition of entitlement to benefit for minors is that they are aged under 18 and, irrespective of the duration of employment, are employed by a private-sector firm; the condition of entitlement to the benefit for those aged at least 18 but less than 28 is that they have been in employment for at least 12 months.
Employees over 28 years of age are entitled to a leave of 30 days per year throughout their studies and for up to two years beyond the average duration of studies.
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