Xxxx Leave - Documentary Evidence. To be entitled to payment for sick leave, the employee must provide the Employer with a document (the required document) of whichever of the following types applies: (a) if it is reasonably practicable to do so—a medical certificate from a registered health practitioner; if it is not reasonably practicable for the employee to provide the Employer with a medical certificate—a statutory declaration made by the employee. (b) The required document must be given to the Employer as soon as reasonably practicable (which may be at a time before or after the sick leave has started). (c) The required document must include a statement to the effect that: (i) if the required document is a medical certificate—in the registered 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 (ii) if the required 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. (d) This clause does not apply to the employee who could not comply with it because of circumstances beyond the employee’s control. This clause does not apply if the absence from work on account of illness does not exceed a single days absence.
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Samples: Workplace Agreement, Employee Collective Agreement, Workplace Agreement
