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An employee is entitled to 7 working days for the first year of service and subsequently an extra day for of annual leave for every subsequent 12 months of continuous service subject to a maximum of 14 days.

There is no specific definition provided in the Employment Act. From the purposive interpretation of the Employment Act, managerial and executive category of employees should fulfil the following:

• given direct authority or has substantive influence on hiring, firing, promotion, transfer, reward or discipline of other employees; or
• main duties are the formulating of strategies and policies of the enterprise, and the management and running of the business; or
• given access to classified information relating to terms of employment of other employees, or financial positions, business operations/ trade secrets of employer.

Under part section 66A of the Employment Act, part-time employee means an employee who is required under his contract of service with an employer to work for less than 35 hours a week.

At least 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay.

Sick leave is taken as full day under the Employment Act. This is unless the employment contract states otherwise ie offering better terms than what is stated under the Employment Act.

Yes. Since your employer has asked you to work beyond your contractual working hours, you are entitled to overtime payment at the rate of at least 1.5 times your basic hourly pay. This is regardless of your status of employment – whether you are on probation, or working on a part-time, casual or temporary basis.