Reader R.S. writes: "I have a question about paid leave. I resigned from work a few days ago and I have 19 days of unused paid leave. When I consulted HR, they said I could use them if my manager agreed.
"However, when I asked HR if paid leave could be converted to cash, the answer was no. Is HR correct?"
All regular employees have the right to paid leave. Any worker who has been employed continuously for six months from the day they were hired and has worked at least 80 percent of their assigned workdays must be granted annual paid leave. This is stipulated in Article 39 of the Labor Standards Act, meaning that even if annual paid leave is not guaranteed in your employment contract, you have the right to take it as long as you fulfill the conditions above.
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