AN120187 – Dry Cleaning (State) Award
23.1 Sick Leave
23.1.1 Definition
Sick leave is leave to which an employee other than a casual is entitled without loss of pay because of his/her personal illness or injury.
23.1.2 Entitlement
(a) An employee will be entitled to paid leave of absence of not more than 38 hours of working time during his/her first year of service. The amount of sick leave an employee depends on how long he/she has worked for the employer and accrues as follows:
Length of time worked for the employer (Hours) |
Rate of accrual of paid sick leave |
Less than 1 month |
16 hours |
at the end of the first month |
23.6 hours |
at the end of the second month |
an additional 31.2 hours |
at the end of the third month |
an additional 31.2 hours |
Each year thereafter |
64 hours |
(b) Personal leave may accumulate to a maximum of 640 hours.
(c) Service before the date of the commencement of this clause will be counted as service for the purpose of qualifying thereunder.
23.1.3 Employee Must Give Notice
(a) Before taking sick leave, an employee will, within 48 hours, of the commencement of such absence, inform the employer of the inability to attend for duty.
(b) As far as practicable the notice of absence must include:
the nature of the injury or illness (if known); and
how long the employee expects to be away from work.
23.1.4 Evidence Supporting Claim
The employee will prove to the satisfaction of the employer that he/she was unable on account of such illness or injury to attend for duty on the day or days for which sick leave is claimed. For such purpose the employer may require the employee to make a statutory declaration or present other reasonable evidence which is satisfactory to the employer, justifying the absence.
23.1.5 The Effect Of Workers’ Compensation
If an employee is receiving workers’ compensation payments, he/she is not entitled to sick leave.
