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Can a personal leave period include a lunch break?

Question: We have an employee who took her child for a medical appointment over the lunch period. The lunch period is 1 hour, but the employee was absent for 2 hours. She wishes to claim personal leave for the whole period. Should the personal leave instead only cover the hour that was not the lunch period?

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