(2) Unless more favourable conditious have beeu t;ruvicicci iUr fn la any employment contract, collective bargaining agreement or enactment, paid vacation leave shall accrue in terms of this section to an employee at the rate of one twelfth of his qualifying service in each year of employment, suhject to a maximum accrual of ninety days' paid vacation leave: Provided that, if an employee is granted only a portion of the total vacation leave which may have accrued to him, he may be granted the re-maining portion at a later date, together with any further vacation leave which may have accrued to him at that date, without forfeiting any such acerued leave. (3) All Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays falling within a pe-of vacation leave shall be counted as part of vacation leave: (4) An employee who becomes ill or is injured during a period of vacation leave may cancel his vacation leave and apply.for sick leave. (5) Where an employee has no vacation leave accrued, he may be granted vacation leave without pay. 14B Special leave Special leave on full pay not exceeding twelve~days in a calcndar ycar Isall be granted by an employer to an employee(a) who is required to be absent from duty on the instructions of a medical practitioner because of contact with an infectious disease; ~) who is subpoenaed to attend any court in Zimbabwe as a witness; I who is required to attend as a delegate or office bearer at any meeting of a registered trade union representing employees within the undertaking ~r in<H.istry in ~shich the employee is employed; (d) who is detained lor questioning by the police; (e) on the death of a spouse, parent, child or legal depeml.. (f) on any justifiable compassionate ground. 14C Weekly rest and remuneratioh for work during public holidays .~o ( 1) Every employee shall be entitled to not less than twenty-four ; continuous hours of rest each week, either on the same day of every week or on a day agreed by the employer and employee. (2) Subject to subsection (3), an employee sh ~l he granted leave oi absence during every public holiday, and shall be paid his current remuneration for that day if it occurs on a day on which he would otherwise have been required to work. ,' Page 16 L i:Lril'IUNS A~I~iI (3) Where m employee consents to work on a public holiday he shall be paid not less than twice his current remuneration for that day, whether or not that day is c,ne nn w~hich he would otherwise have heen required to work.". 12 Amendment of section 17 of Cap. 28:01 Section 17 of the principal Act is amended(a) in subsection ( I ) by the insertion after "the Minister" of ", after consultation with the appropriate advi~c.ry council,. if any, appointed in terms of section nineteen,"; by the repeal of subsection (2) and the substitution of"(2) Where the Minister has made regulations in terms of subsection ( 1 ) every contract, agreement, arrangement of any kind whatsoever, determination or regulation made in terms of any enactment which related to the employment of an employee to whom such regulations relate and which provides terms or conditions less favourable to the employee than those specified in the regulations, shall be construed with such modifications, qualifications, adaptations and exceptions as may be necessary to bring it into conformity with such regulations.". Amendment of section 18 of CaR. 28:01 Section 18 of the principal Act is repealed and l "18 Maternity leave ( 1 ) Unless more favourable conditions have otherwise been provided for in any employment contract or in any enactment, maternity leave shall be granted in terms of this section for a period of ninety days on full pay to a female employee who has served for at least one year. 25 (2) On production of a certificate signed by a registered medical