Unexpectable/unexpected/unexpecting difference

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While annual vacation days are limited to 10 days per day,employees facing unexpectable/unexpected/unexpecting situations may be granted leave.

Unexpectable/unexpected/unexpectingd have few differences, but in this sentence I don't know how to choose.
I think each one are acceptable. Please someone help me choose the best answer.
 

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I would choose 'unexpected'.
'Unforseen circumstances' and 'exigent circumstances' are more common.
Also, 'annual leave' is more common when we talk about conditions of employment, than 'annual vacation days'.

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I would choose 'unexpected'.
'Unforseen circumstances' and 'exigent circumstances' are more common.
Also, 'annual leave' is more common when we talk about conditions of employment, than 'annual vacation days'.

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I don't know whether they have difference in grammar or not.
Because they are all adjective and few differences, I think they are a common expression.
 

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Only "unexpected" would be common in that use.
 

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Why? Are there any different among them?

Only "unexpected" is natural English in that context. In fact "unexpecting" is more than unnatural, it's wrong.
 

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I would choose 'unexpected'.
'Unforseen circumstances' and 'exigent circumstances' are more common.
Also, 'annual leave' is more common when we talk about conditions of employment, than 'annual vacation days'.

not a teacher

It's more normal in the US to speak of "vacation days" than "leave."
 
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