AP792378CRV - Pastoral Industry Award 1998
[45 corrected by Q6829 from 29Jun98; renumbered as 41 by PR900617 from 12Dec00]
41.1 An employee engaged by the week who is absent from work on account of personal illness or injury by accident arising out of and in the course of the employment shall be entitled to one week's sick leave without deduction of pay in respect of each year of service subject to the following conditions and limitations:
41.1.1 The employee shall not be entitled to paid leave of absence for any period in respect of which the employee is entitled to workers' compensation.
41.1.2 The employee shall prove by the production of a medical certificate or other satisfactory evidence to the employer that the employee was unable, on account of such illness or injury, to attend for duty on the day or days for which sick leave is claimed.
41.1.3 Sick leave allowable under this clause, or any portion thereof, which is not used by an employee shall accumulate and be available for a period of five years, but for no longer, from the end of the year in which it accrues.
[41.1.4 varied by PR904450 from 12Dec00]
41.1.4 For the purposes of clause 41.1.3 hereof, such leave shall not be regarded as accumulated until the end of each yearly period.
41.2 Sick leave entitlements for part-time employees shall be in accordance with this clause provided that wages payable in respect of periods of paid sick leave shall be calculated pro rata.
