Infectious Disease Leave. 33.1.5.1. This clause applies to employees who perform work described by the classification structure contained in Schedule 2C (CS Award).
33.1.5.2. Employees who contract, or believe they have contracted, one of the infectious diseases listed in this clause must as soon as possible notify their employer.
33.1.5.3. Employees who contract an infectious disease through a contact in the area of employment shall be entitled to infectious diseases leave in accordance with the following scale: Chicken pox (Varicella) 5 working days German measles (Rubella) 5 working days Hepatitis As decided by medical practitioner Influenza 5 working days Measles (Morbelli) 10 working days Mumps 10 working days Rheumatic fever As decided by medical practitioner Scarlet fever 10 working days Whooping cough 10 working days
33.1.5.4. A duly signed certificate by a qualified medical practitioner must accompany any application for leave with pay under the provisions of this subclause. In cases where employees contract influenza, the medical certificate must state the word “influenza” in full, and that the pathology result is present.
Infectious Disease Leave a) Where Employees are compulsorily isolated because of contact with a person suffering from a notifiable infectious disease, they may be granted at the discretion of the employer leave with pay for the period of compulsory isolation, subject to the production of a certificate from the Medical Officer of Health certifying to the period that compulsory isolation is necessary. Only the certificate of the Medical Officer of Health will be accepted for this purpose.
Infectious Disease Leave. Where an employee produces documentary evidence that or evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person that:
Infectious Disease Leave. This is clause 56.10 in the current Agreement (under Personal Leave). The improved provisions provide for evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person for working from another location to be considered prior to utilising recreation leave where required to self-isolate. There is a new sub clause that acknowledges that if an employee suffers an injury or disease in the course of employment, they may be eligible for worker’s compensation entitlements.
Infectious Disease Leave. 37.1 An Employee shall be entitled to leave with pay when the Employee contracts one of the following infectious diseases through contact in the workplace:
(a) chicken pox;
(b) German measles;
(c) glandular fever;
(d) hepatitis;
(e) measles;
(f) mumps;
(g) rheumatic fever;
(h) scarlet fever;
(i) whooping cough; or
(j) any other prescribed infectious disease other than poliomyelitis, pulmonary tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis.
37.2 The Employee must produce a medical certificate which specifically names the disease and the Employee shall request in writing that the leave not be debited against sick leave.
Infectious Disease Leave. 1.22.6.1 The University recognises that, due to the nature of their work, Employees who are employed to care for children in one of the University’s Early Learning/Children’s Centres (Early Childhood Employee) more frequently come into contact with infectious diseases than other Employees.
1.22.6.2 Accordingly, the University provides additional paid infectious disease special leave to Early Childhood Employees who contract infectious diseases (as defined in the Public Health Regulations) through contact at the workplace for, on each occasion, the specified Infectious Disease Exclusion Period set out in Schedule 7 “Minimum Period of Exclusion from Primary Schools and Children's Services Centres for Infectious Diseases Cases and Contacts” of the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2009 (Vic) (Public Health Regulations).
1.22.6.3 The Early Childhood Employee may be required to provide Evidence as set out at clause 1.22.3.6.
Infectious Disease Leave. 67.1 Where an employee produces evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person that:
(a) the employee is infected with, or has been in contact with, an infectious disease as defined under the Notifiable Diseases Act 1981; and
(b) by reason of any law of the Territory or state or territory of the Commonwealth is required to be isolated from other persons, the CEO may grant
(c) sick leave for any period during which the employee actually suffers from illness; or
(d) where working from another location during the isolation period is not possible (e.g. working from home), recreation leave in relation to any period during which the employee does not actually suffer from illness.
Infectious Disease Leave. This is a new clause which moved the elements from the personal leave clause with improvements. The improved provisions require an employee to provide evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person of the need for the leave. Another change is that working from another location (e.g. working from home) should be considered prior to utilising recreation leave where an employee is required to self-isolate but is not suffering from the illness. There is a new sub clause 79.2 that acknowledges if an employee suffers an injury or disease in the course of their employment they may be eligible for workers compensation entitlements in accordance with the Return to Work Act 1986.
Infectious Disease Leave. An Employee shall be entitled to leave with pay when the Employee contracts one of the following infectious diseases through contact in the workplace:
Infectious Disease Leave. This is a new clause. Infectious disease leave was previously incorporated under Clause 56 (Personal Leave) of the current Agreement and now has its own separate clause under the new Agreement. There have been some technical changes to the wording for clarification purposes. There is a new sub-clause 57.2 that acknowledges if an employee suffers an injury or disease in the course of their employment they may be eligible for workers compensation entitlements in accordance with the Return to Work Act 1986.
