ACCIDENT MAKE-UP PAY 28.1 The employer will pay an employee accident pay, as defined in clause 9 – Definitions, where the employee receives an injury for which weekly payments of compensation are payable by or on behalf of the employer pursuant to the provisions of the relevant workers’ compensation legislation as amended from time to time. 28.2 The employer shall pay accident pay as defined in this clause, during the incapacity of their employee/s arising from any one work-related injury, for a total of fifty-two (52) weeks - irrespective of whether such incapacity is in one (1) continuous period or not. 28.3 The provisions of this Clause will not result in any ‘double dipping’ in respect to benefits payable to an employee. 28.4 The liability of the employer to pay accident pay in accordance with this Clause will arise as at the date of the injury or accident in respect of which compensation is payable under the said relevant workers’ compensation legislation and the termination of the employee’s employment for any reason during the period of any incapacity will in no way affect the liability of the employer to pay accident pay as provided in this clause. 28.5 In the event that an employee receives a lump sum in redemption of weekly payments under the relevant legislation, the liability of the employer to pay accident pay as herein provided will cease from the date of such redemption. 28.6 The employer may at any time apply to the FWC for exemption from the terms of this Clause on the grounds that an accident pay scheme proposed or implemented by the employer contains provisions generally not less favourable to the employees than the provisions of this clause.
