Common use of Casual Illness Clause in Contracts

Casual Illness. (a) Casual illness means an illness which causes an Employee to be absent from duty for a period of three (3) consecutive working days or less. (b) Leave with pay due to casual illness shall be for a maximum of twelve (12) working days each January 1st to December 31st calendar year. For a period of employment less than one (1) year, this entitlement shall be calculated on the basis of one (1) day for each month worked. (c) If an Employee uses his total casual sick leave entitlement, he is not entitled to further paid casual sick leave for that year. Any additional casual illness will be taken as annual holiday or deducted from accumulated time off, at the Employee’s option. If the Employee has no vacation credits or time off in lieu available, such absence will be considered as leave without pay. (d) Casual illness entitlement shall have application only to days on which an Employee would otherwise normally be scheduled to work.

Casual Illness. (a) Casual illness means an illness which causes an Employee to be absent from duty for a period of three (3) consecutive working days or less. (b) Leave with pay due to casual illness shall be for a maximum of twelve (12) working days each January 1st to December 31st calendar year. For a period of employment less than one (1) year, this entitlement shall be calculated on the basis of one (1) day for each month worked. (c) If an Employee uses his their total casual sick leave entitlement, he is they are not entitled to further paid casual sick leave for that year. Any additional casual illness will be taken as annual holiday or deducted from accumulated time off, at the Employee’s option. If the Employee has no vacation credits or time off in lieu available, such absence will be considered as leave without pay. (d) Casual illness entitlement shall have application only to days on which an Employee would otherwise normally be scheduled to work.