Section 11Part —
Community service activities
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An employee who participates in an eligible community service activity as a volunteer or who is part of the National Response Structure under the Cayman Islands National Disaster Plan is entitled to paid leave where the employee’s participation is in accordance with this Law.
An employee under subsection (1) is entitled to up to ten working days leave of absence and pay at the rate that the employee would have received if the employee was in attendance at the place of employment on the respective days.
An employee under subsection (1) who is required to participate in eligible community service shall —
give notice in writing to the employer of the application for community service leave as soon as practicable, which, in circumstances where the employee is responding to a national emergency or national disaster, may be at a time after the leave of absence has commenced; and
provide a copy of the certificate requesting, inviting or endorsing participation in the eligible community service from the Department of Hazard Management, such request or invitation detailing the date of the leave of absence.
Every organization carrying out activities that qualify as eligible community service, and for which an employee will need to apply for leave of absence and a certificate under subsection (3), shall request such certificates from the Department of Hazard Management Cayman Islands.
For the purposes of this section —
“eligible community service” means voluntary activity that —
is in response to a national emergency or natural disaster or is training in preparation for a national emergency or natural disaster that is carried out either by the Government, a service organization, a non-governmental organization, a community association or similar organization which is part of the National Response Structure under the Cayman Islands National Disaster Plan of which the employee is a member;
is carried out by the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps, the Fire Brigade or the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service for the purposes of responding to or preparing for a national emergency or natural disaster; or
the Cabinet may by Regulations prescribe,
for which the employee may receive an honorarium, per diem, gratuity or other similar reward for having participated in the activity; and
“employee” includes a casual employee and a part-time employee.
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