What special rules apply to working journalists?
- Your hours cannot be more than one hundred and forty-four in any four consecutive weeks, with at least twenty-four consecutive hours of rest in every seven consecutive days OSH s. 25(2).
- You need three years, not five, for gratuity SS s. 53(1), first proviso.
- You have separate earned and medical leave rules OSH s. 25(3).
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