To make sure that the referendum to approve the new constitution went smoothly, Rwandans were given time off work to register to vote.
Mothers are given time off work from mid-pregnancy (at around 11 months) through to a year after birth [ 56], and are then given lighter work up until the infant is weaned, at which point the mother returns to heavier work.
He was given time off to work in the Florida Senate campaign of Edward J. Gurney, whose consultant, Jimmy Allison, had long been Mr. Bush's father's top political operative.
Bryant Anderson, a petty officer who is stationed at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Va., is given time off from work to serve as president of the base's school board and coach middle school basketball and track teams.
Shortly after Darren returns to Hollyoaks village from America 3 years later, Darren begins a skimming scam which is found out by his boss Scott who refuses to give him time off work.
She says she's lucky she was able to overcome the challenges that Islanders face in going out of province for the procedure: She had an understanding boss who gave her time off work, a friend who could drive her to Fredericton, and the extra money to pay for transportation, overnight accommodations, and the procedure itself.
Spitzer was given time off from his bomb work to set up a secret thermonuclear-energy project in an old rabbit hutch at Princeton.
… to give her some time off work, if that's what she would need … 'cos I think if you've got back pain and you're trying to cope with your work, sitting and standing and being busy … erm, she's an office worker, so when she's lifting and stuff like that … yeah, I'd sign her off for a … (1707).
He proposed giving time off to city workers who work in the evening so they could attend parent-teacher conferences at their children's schools.
The stereotype of Brits as a nation of pet-obsessives has been given a fresh boost by a survey showing that increasing numbers of firms are giving staff paid time off work to care for their animals.
We've pulled together some ideas of how you can give back while you have some time off work this week -- and all 2011 long.
