AN150038 – Clerks (Retail Industry) Award
CLAUSE 7.2 SICK LEAVE
OPDATE 12:03:2004 on and from
7.2.1 Entitlement to sick leave
An employee (other than a casual employee) who has a sick leave credit:
7.2.1.1 is entitled to take sick leave if the person is too sick to work; or
7.2.1.2 who is on annual leave, is entitled to take sick leave if the person is too sick to work for a period of at least 3 consecutive days. Sick leave so taken does not count as annual leave.
7.2.2 Accrual of sick leave entitlement
7.2.2.1 An employees entitlement to sick leave accrues as follows:
7.2.2.1(a) For the first year of continuous service - at the rate of 1.46 hours for each completed 38 ordinary hours of work to a maximum of 76 hours; and
7.2.2.1(b) For each year of continuous service, at the beginning of each year:
76 |
x |
average weekly ordinary hours |
38 |
over the previous 12 months |
7.2.2.2 An employees sick leave accumulates from year to year and any sick leave taken by the employee is deducted from the employees sick leave credit.
7.2.2.3 The employee is entitled to payment at the employees normal rate of pay for a period of sick leave.
7.2.3 Conditions for payment of sick leave
The employee who has a sick leave credit is not entitled to payment for sick leave unless:
7.2.3.1 the employee gives the employer notice of the sickness, its nature and estimated duration before the period of which sick leave is sought begins (but if the nature or sudden onset of the sickness makes it impracticable to give the notice before the period begins, the notice is validly given as soon as practicable and not later than 24 hours after the period begins); and
7.2.3.2 the employee, at the request of the employer, provides a medical certificate or other reasonable evidence of sickness.
