Accident Leave. 22.1 Transport of injured employees - Where the accident is work-related and the injury sustained by the employee necessitates immediate removal to a hospital, or to a medical practitioner for medical attention and then to their residence or a hospital, or to their residence (medical attention away from the residence not being required), the employer is to provide or arrange for the necessary transport, pay all reasonable expenses for meals and lodging incurred by or on behalf of the employee during the period she/he is transported, and claim reimbursement from ACC. 22.2 Where an employee has no sick leave and is off work due to a work related accident, The employer will give favourable consideration to providing additional leave. 22.3 Where an employee is incapacitated as a result of a work accident, and that employee is on earnings related compensation, then the employer agrees to supplement the employee’s compensation by 20% of base pay rate during the period of incapacitation. This leave shall be taken as a charge against Accident Leave. 22.4 The employer may agree to reimburse employees for treatment and other expenses or for financial disadvantage incurred as a result of a work related accident. This agreement will be on a case by case basis.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Sonographers Collective Agreement, Sonographers Collective Agreement
