II.     ANNUAL LEAVE

1.      Annual leave shall be provided to staff as in accordance with
        their terms of service.  Applications for annual leave should be
        made well in advance for approval by the respective Heads of
        Departments/Offices/immediate supervisor, and to be endorsed by
        the Deans or Vice-Presidents as appropriate.

2.      For academic and equivalent administrative staff, since the
        earned annual leave is calculated on the basis of calendar days,
        leave cannot normally be approved for a period of less than 7 days.
        The maximum accumulation of annual leave is 91 calendar days.

3.      For support and ancillary staff, earned annual leave cannot be
        carried forward from one leave year (1 September to 31 August of
        the following year) to the next.

4.      For staff on fixed-term appointment, earned annual leave should
        be taken within the contract period.  There will not be any
        payment in lieu of leave not yet taken at the end of the fixed-
        term appointment.

5.      Staff are advised to take annual leave on an annual basis to get
        rest from work, and to avoid excessive accumulation of leave all
        taken at one time. Notwithstanding this, annual leave will be
        granted only after proper provision has been made for the
        execution of teaching/administrative and/or other duties during
        the period of leave concerned.  In the case of academic staff,
        annual leave shall cover the period of lower academic activity in
        the summer months. An academic staff member is not normally
        permitted to take annual leave whilst classes are in session
        unless there are strong compassionate grounds for doing so,
        subject to the approval of the Faculty Dean/Head of Department.

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