Your employer will arrange the application procedure in consultation with the employee representatives.
In any case:
- requests for vitality leave will be granted unless this is impossible due to overriding company interests. If this is the case, your employer will consult you to find a suitable solution. You and your employer and you will agree whether and when vitality leave will be taken in consultation;
- the employment contract continues during the period of vitality leave.
During the vitality leave you do not accrue holiday hours.
If you fall ill during the vitality leave period, the vitality leave period continues. If you are no longer able to use your vitality leave for the intended purpose due to illness, the employer shall make reasonable efforts to cooperate with early termination of the vitality leave. The criteria here will concern your interest in returning to work, the replacement arranged by your employer and the period of vitality leave that has elapsed.