Specified date, annual holiday and terms and conditions thereof

(1) Every worker being employed on such date as shall be specified by Order of the Minister (the “specified date”) shall, at the end of the first year of his employment, computed as though his employment commenced on the specified date, and at the end of each succeeding year of his employment, be entitled to an annual holiday of at least two working weeks. (2) Every worker not being employed on the specified date but thereafter being in employment shall, at the end of each year of his employment, be entitled to an annual holiday of at least two working weeks. (3) The annual holiday shall be given and taken in one period, or if the employer and worker so agree, in two separate periods and not other-wise. (4) If the employer and worker so agree, the annual holiday or either of such separate periods may be taken wholly or partly in advance before the worker has become entitled to such (5) The annual holiday shall be given by the employer and shall be taken by the worker before the expiration of six months after the date upon which the right to such holiday accrued, Provided that the giving and taking of the whole or any separate period of such holiday may, with the consent in writing of the Commissioner, be further postponed for a period to be specified by him in any case where he is of opinion that circumstances render such postponement necessary or desirable. 85 (6) The employer shall determine the date on which the annual holiday shall commence and shall give to the worker not less than seven days’ notice of such date. (7) Where the annual holiday or any part thereof has been taken before the right to such annual holiday has accrued, the right to a further annual holiday shall not commence to accrue until after the expiration of the period of twelve months in respect of which the annual holiday or part thereof has been so taken. (8) Where any public holiday, Sunday or other agreed rest day occurs during any period of annual holiday taken by a worker under this section, the period of the holiday shall be increased by one day in respect of such public holiday, Sunday or other agreed rest day.