Sick leave – Section 44
- Eligibility: Any employee who has served an employer for a period of not less than 3 months of completed service shall be entitled to paid sick leave
- Phase in entitlements
- Examination: At expense of employer
- Entitlements:
– 14 days outpatient per year
– 60 days inpatient per year
– entitlement to paid sick leave for the year shall not exceed 60 days in total i.e. 60 less 14, NOT 60 + 14 - An employee who absents himself on sick leave without informing or attempting to inform his employer of such sick leave within 48 hours shall be deemed to be AWOL
- The employer shall pay for every day of sick leave except on a rest day, public holiday or annual leave or when he is on no pay leave granted by the employer at his request
- Allow employees to obtain medical certificates from other government clinic or hospital if:
a. company doctor not available
b. during emergency situations
c. overseas