INJURY/SICK LEAVE Sample Clauses

INJURY/SICK LEAVE. (Aca&Gen) 7.5.1 The purpose of sick leave is to enable employees to continue to be paid when by reason of injury or illness, they are prevented from attending to their normal duties. It is to be administered fairly by management and utilised responsibly by employees. 7.5.2 The sick leave provisions apply equally where the employee is required to attend to their child, partner or family member who is a member of their household and who through illness or injury becomes dependent on the employee, or when a person who depends on the employee for care is sick or injured. 7.5.3 Employees are entitled to sick leave on pay on an “as and when required” basis, except for their first year of service. Sick leave entitlements are subject to the following provisions: (i) All new employees are entitled to a maximum of 10 days sick leave on pay during the first year of service. The employer may, at its discretion, consider an application for further paid sick leave during this period. (ii) Where it is considered that the employee’s performance may be impaired by a possible medical condition, the Employer may require an employee to undergo an examination by a registered medical practitioner. The Employer reserves the right to require a specialist medical practitioner’s examination and report in specific cases. Should the employee be found unfit to perform their full duties they may be placed on sick leave in accordance with clause 7.5. The cost of the medical examination will be met by the Employer. (iii) The employee should notify absence due to illness to their manager whenever possible within 30 minutes of normal starting time. A medical certificate will be required for all absences in excess of five consecutive days, and may be required for absences of shorter periods. (iv) Where a staff member is in direct receipt of earnings related compensation from ACC then injury/sick leave shall be leave without pay. This will occur if the employee decides to receive, or ACC decides to pay, earnings related compensation directly to the employee. (v) Where long term absence due to illness or injury is involved and it seems unlikely that the employee concerned will be able to resume full duties within a reasonable period, the Employer may, after consultation with the appropriate People and Organisational Development staff and the employee and/or their representative, give consideration to the retirement of the employee concerned on medical grounds (where applicable), or an extende...
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  • Vacation, Holidays and Sick Leave During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation, paid holidays and sick leave in accordance with the Company's standard policies for its senior executive officers.

  • Family Sick Leave An employee may use sick leave credits for family illness or injury only if the employee must provide direct care to an immediate family member. For purposes of family sick leave, “immediate family member” will mean the employee’s parent, spouse, or child, including step-child and xxxxxx child.

  • Paid Sick Leave For those jurisdictions that have passed or will pass legislation requiring Paid Sick Leave, Paid Sick Time will be billed back to Client at the straight-time bill rate for all hours taken by any Consultant assigned to Client. This section is not applicable until the effective date of such legislation has been reached.

  • Vacation and Sick Leave During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to (a) sick leave in accordance with the Company’s policies applicable to similarly situated executive officers of the Company from time to time and (b) 4 weeks paid vacation each calendar year (up to 40 hours of which may be carried forward to a succeeding year).

  • Vacations and Sick Leave The Executive shall be entitled to paid annual vacation leave in accordance with the policies as established from time to time by the Board of Directors, which shall in no event be less than four weeks per annum. The Executive shall also be entitled to an annual sick leave benefit as established by the Board for senior management employees of the Bank. The Executive shall not be entitled to receive any additional compensation from the Bank for failure to take a vacation or sick leave, nor shall he be able to accumulate unused vacation or sick leave from one year to the next; provided, however, such Executive may carry forward from year to year a maximum of ten days of unused vacation leave.

  • Vacation; Sick Leave During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to not less than four (4) weeks of vacation during each calendar year and sick leave in accordance with the Company’s policies and practices with respect to its executives.

  • Sick Leave 1. Employees will be granted one (1) day for each month of their contract year. The days granted will be available as of the first official day of the school year or the contract, whichever is applicable. 2. Sick leave may be accrued to the amount earned which shall be shown on each salary check. 3. The Board may require proof of illness whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that an absence is not due to a bona fide illness. 4. Days of accrued sick leave may be used to assist in the health care of persons who live in the employee's household, or to care for a parent, spouse, or a child regardless of their residence or for other relatives requested in writing and approved by the Superintendent/Designee prior to the leave. The Board may require proof of illness under the same requirements as the employee’s illness. 5. The absences in excess of available sick leave, deductions from salary shall be at the rate of 1/182 for Food Services Employees and 1/189 for Food Services Managers in excess of the number provided. 6. Employees hired prior to July 1, 1997: Employee will be paid for unused sick days in the following manner: a. Payment for unused sick days will be made to the employee upon that employee’s early or full service retirement or, upon the employee’s death, to the employee’s estate. Employees eligible for early or full service retirement who resign from employment and do not receive a retirement benefit, shall forfeit all rights to payment for unused sick days. b. Employees, who have a balance of less than 250 unused sick days as of June 30, 2002, will receive payment for 50% of the employee’s accumulated unused sick days up to a maximum of 250 unused days at their average daily rate*. c. Employees who have a balance of unused sick days greater then 250 days as of June 30, 2002, will receive payment for 50% of the employee’s accumulated unused sick days up to their June 30, 2002, unused sick leave balance, at their average daily rate*. d. Payments for unused sick days in amounts greater than $5,000 will be paid in equal amounts over five consecutive years beginning with the year of retirement. e. Payments for unused sick days in the amount at $5,000 or less or for the death of an employee will be paid in a lump sum to the employee or the employee’s estate in the year of retirement or death.

  • Reinstatement of Vacation Days - Sick Leave In the event an employee is sick or injured prior to the commencement of his/her vacation, such employee shall be granted sick leave and the vacation period so displaced shall be added to the vacation period if requested by the employee and by mutual agreement, or shall be reinstated for use at a later date.

  • Sick Leave Use An employee shall be granted sick leave with pay to the extent of the employee's accumulation for absences necessitated by the following conditions:

  • Abuse of Sick Leave Misuse of leave, violation of orders, directives, or contractual requirements concerning the use of sick leave and other forms of leave used in lieu of sick leave are cause for disciplinary action.

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