AP784988CRV - Insurance Industry Award 1998

PART 8 - WORKERS COMPENSATION 

27. WORKERS COMPENSATION MAKE-UP PAY

27.1 Where an employee sustains an injury which qualifies the employee for compensation under a relevant workers’ compensation act in force in the state or territory of Australia in which the employee works, the employee will be entitled to make-up pay.

27.1.1 Make-up pay means a payment by the employer of an amount representing the difference between the amount of monetary compensation being received by the employee and the award salary rate to which the employee is entitled.

27.1.2 Make-up pay under this clause will be payable for a maximum period or aggregate of periods of 26 weeks in respect of incapacity arising from one injury.

27.1.3 The employment of the employee will not be terminated within the period specified in 27.1.2 because of the incapacity or in order to avoid payment of make-up pay.