Granting sick leave. (a) The employer shall grant sick leave on pay with the following conditions:
Granting sick leave. (a) Sick leave to the extent accumulated by the employee and credited to his/her account in the attendance and leave records maintained by the Chief Court Administrator shall be granted to an eligible employee under satisfactory proof of illness or injury, including pregnancy, incapacitating such employee for duty, in order that such employee may recuperate from such illness or injury. During such leave the employee shall be compensated in full and retain his/her employment benefits.
Granting sick leave. The employer shall grant sick leave on pay with the following conditions: While a medical certificate will not normally be required for leave of up to five days, where it is considered warranted, an employer may require a principal to produce a medical certificate or other evidence satisfactory to the employer. For sick leave within three consecutive calendar days (whether or not the days would otherwise be working days for the principal) the employer may inform the principal that proof of sickness or injury is required and, if so, the employer will agree to meet the employee’s reasonable expenses in obtaining the proof. When a period of sick leave exceeds five school days a medical certificate from a registered medical or dental practitioner must be provided to the employer. If the principal cannot obtain a medical or dental certificate other evidence satisfactory to the employer may be provided. When a period of sick leave exceeds 14 days an employer may require the principal to provide a medical certificate from a registered medical or dental practitioner stating the expected date the principal will be able to return to work. The employer may require the principal to provide further medical certificates should the sick leave continue beyond the expected date of return stated in this or subsequent medical certificates. When a period of sick leave exceeds 14 days the employer may require the principal to obtain a second medical opinion from an independent registered medical or dental practitioner nominated by the employer and agreed to by the principal provided that such agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld. The cost of a second medical opinion will be met by the employer.
Granting sick leave. X. Xxxx leave may be granted an Employee for the following reasons:
Granting sick leave. A. Sick leave may be granted an Employee for the following reasons:
Granting sick leave. If a chief executive, agency head or delegate is satisfied that an employee is unable to perform their duties because of illness or injury, they must grant the employee sick leave, subject to the following: • the employee having sufficient accrued sick leave credit; and • the employee, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notifying an appropriate person in the public sector agency of their unfitness for work due to illness or injury, and of the probable duration of their absence; and • the employee making an application for leave to the agency in a form approved by the chief executive or agency head; and • if absent for a continuous period of more than 3 working days, or if required by the public sector agency, the employee supporting their application by providing a medical certificate or other approved certification in accordance with this Determination. An employee’s sick leave entitlement must be debited according to the duration of time (counted to the nearest quarter of an hour) for which the employee has been granted sick leave. An employee’s application for sick leave is to be refused if the chief executive, agency head or delegate is satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, on the basis of evidence, that the employee was not unfit for work or to perform their duties due to illness or injury for the period for which the leave has been claimed. If an employee works only part of a day and is absent for the remainder of the day because they claim to be unfit to perform their duties due to illness or injury, and applies for sick leave, the application for sick leave must be based on the number of hours (counted to the nearest quarter of an hour) necessary to bring the day’s total up to the normal hours that would otherwise have been worked on that day.
Granting sick leave. An employee may use sick leave:
Granting sick leave. Sick leave is granted for the following reasons:
Granting sick leave. A. Sick leave will be granted when supported by reasonably acceptable evidence. Generally, an employee’s certification as to the reason for his/her absence will be reasonably acceptable except:
