Common use of Sick Leave - Documentary Evidence Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave - Documentary Evidence. If the employer requires an employee to give the employer documentary evidence in relation to a period of sick leave taken (or to be taken) by the employee: (i) To be entitled to sick leave during the period, the employee must give the employer as soon as reasonably practicable (which may be at a time before or after the sick leave has started): (A) if it is reasonably practicable to do so - a medical certificate from a legally registered medical practitioner; (B) if it is not reasonably practicable for the employee to give the employer a medical certificate - a statutory declaration made by the employee; and (ii) The document must include a statement to the effect that: (A) if the document is a medical certificate - in the registered medical practitioner’s opinion, the employee was, is, or will be unfit for work during the period because of a personal illness or injury; or (B) if the document is a statutory declaration - the employee was, is, or will be unfit for work during the period because of a personal illness or injury. This requirement does not apply to an employee who could not comply with it because of circumstances beyond the employee’s control.

Sick Leave - Documentary Evidence. If the employer requires an employee to give the employer documentary evidence in relation to a period of sick leave taken (or to be taken) by the employee: (ia) To be entitled to sick leave during the period, the employee must give the employer as soon as reasonably practicable (which may be at a time before or after the sick leave has started): (Ai) if it is reasonably practicable to do so - a medical certificate from a legally registered medical health practitioner; (Bii) if it is not reasonably practicable for the employee to give the employer a medical certificate - a statutory declaration made by the employee; and (iib) The document must include a statement to the effect that: (Ai) if the document is a medical certificate - in the registered medical health practitioner’s opinion, the employee was, is, or will be unfit for work during the period because of a personal illness or injury; or (Bii) if the document is a statutory declaration - the employee was, is, or will be unfit for work during the period because of a personal illness or injury. This requirement does not apply to an employee who could not comply with it because of circumstances beyond the employee’s control.

Sick Leave - Documentary Evidence. If the employer requires an employee to give the employer documentary evidence in relation to a period of sick leave taken (or to be taken) by the employee: (i) To be entitled to sick leave during the period, the employee must give the employer as soon as reasonably practicable (which may be at a time before or after the sick leave has started): (Aa) if it is reasonably practicable to do so - a medical certificate from a legally registered medical health practitioner; (Bb) if it is not reasonably practicable for the employee to give the employer a medical certificate - a statutory declaration made by the employee; and (ii) The document must include a statement to the effect that: (Aa) if the document is a medical certificate - in the registered medical health practitioner’s opinion, the employee was, is, or will be unfit for work during the period because of a personal illness or injury; or (Bb) if the document is a statutory declaration - the employee was, is, or will be unfit for work during the period because of a personal illness or injury. This requirement does not apply to an employee who could not comply with it because of circumstances beyond the employee’s control.

Sick Leave - Documentary Evidence. If the employer requires an employee to give the employer documentary evidence in relation to a period of sick leave taken (or to be taken) by the employee: (ia) To be entitled to sick leave during the period, the employee must, in accordance with this section, give the employer a document (the required document) of whichever of the following types applies: (i) if it is reasonably practicable to do so—a medical certificate from a registered health practitioner; (ii) if it is not reasonably practicable for the employee to give the employer a medical certificate—a statutory declaration made by the employee. (b) The required document must give be given to the employer as soon as reasonably practicable (which may be at a time before or after the sick leave has started):). (A) if it is reasonably practicable to do so - a medical certificate from a legally registered medical practitioner; (B) if it is not reasonably practicable for the employee to give the employer a medical certificate - a statutory declaration made by the employee; and (iic) The required document must include a statement to the effect that: (Ai) if the required document is a medical certificate - certificate—in the registered medical health practitioner’s opinion, the employee was, is, or will be unfit for work during the period because of a personal illness or injury; or (Bii) if the required document is a statutory declaration - declaration—the employee was, is, or will be unfit for work during the period because of a personal illness or injury. . (d) This requirement section does not apply to an employee who could not comply with it because of circumstances beyond the employee’s control.