Force majeure is a relatively new form of leave from work specified in the provisions of the Labor Code. In principle, such leave is granted in sudden, unforeseen situations. Are there any rules for an employee to leave the workplace? How should the desire to use such leave be reported?

In the case of force majeure, due to its nature, there is no such rigor as when reporting leave on demand (notification before starting work), but it should be prior (before leaving the workplace). There are voices in the doctrine that an employee may leave the workplace arbitrarily, but only if they had no opportunity to inform their superior and considered the risk of their absence for the good of the workplace.
It should be remembered that leaving the workplace without justification and without a valid reason may result in severe disciplinary consequences for the employee.

In addition, it is worth recalling that leave due to force majeure:
– is granted for 2 days or 16 hours during a calendar year,
– causes the employee to retain the right to remuneration only in the amount of half of its value during the period of such leave.

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