Illness During Long Service Leave. (a) Where an employee falls ill during a period of long service leave, the employee may request to have a period of long service leave re-credited and sick leave used (if available) for the period of the illness.
Illness During Long Service Leave. Subject to the production of a supporting medical certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner, an Employee who becomes ill whilst on long service leave is entitled to have the period of illness treated as personal/carer’s leave but only to the extent that the Employee is entitled to personal/carer’s leave. 36
Illness During Long Service Leave. Employees falling ill while on Long Service Leave can on the production of a medical certificate from a recognised medical practitioner or other reasonably acceptable evidence to the satisfaction of SPARQ Solutions satisfaction, about the nature and approximate duration of the illness, convert that proportion of their Long Service Leave to their personal leave entitlement where the claim is for a minimum of two [2] working days incapacity. If an employee is granted a period of personal leave, the day the employee is to resume duties after the long service leave will not be not affected and the adjusted period is added to the employee’s entitlement to long service leave. Subject to mutual Agreement the period for which the employee is currently absent on long service leave may be extended. If SPARQ Solutions agrees to the request: ▪ The period for which the employee is currently absent on long service leave will be extended by the adjusted period; and ▪ The employee’s entitlement to long service leave is not affected.
Illness During Long Service Leave. 37.7.1 Where an Employee is ill during a period of long service leave, the Employeemay request that the ordinary hours of work that would normally occur during the period of illness be approved, to the extent available, as personal leave and re-credited as long service leave accrual.
Illness During Long Service Leave. Subject to the requirements of clause 22, an Employee, who becomes ill or suffers an injury during long service leave and has an entitlement to sick leave, is entitled to have the period of illness or injury treated as sick leave, with long service leave re-credited to the Employee. The Principal may require the Employee to be examined by a Registered Medical Practitioner of the Employer’s choice, provided the practitioner is reasonably accessible to the Employee.
