Woolworths Distribution Centre Award 2004

AP837192 - Woolworths Distribution Centre Award 2004

21. SPECIAL PROVISION RELATING TO SICK LEAVE ON ANNUAL LEAVE

21.1 Where a full-time or part-time employee is ill while on annual leave, granted pursuant to clause 20 - Annual leave and the illness is such as would, if he/she were not on annual leave, have rendered him/her unable to attend at his/her place of employment for a period of not less than three consecutive days, the employee shall, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions prescribed in 20.2, be granted sick leave as prescribed by this clause, not exceeding the sick leave credit of the employee.

21.2 Where an employee asserts an entitlement to paid leave of the kind referred to in 21.1, the employee shall within three days of resuming work after taking such leave, deliver to the employer a certificate furnished by a legally qualified practitioner certifying that for the period of not less than three consecutive days specified in such certificate the employee would have been unable to attend or remain at his place of employment if he had been required to do so.

21.3 Annual leave

21.3.1 Notwithstanding the provision of this clause, an employee may elect, with the consent of the employer, to take annual leave not exceeding five days in any calendar year at a time or times agreed between the parties.

21.3.2 Access to annual leave, as prescribed in 21.3.1, shall be exclusive of any shutdown period provided for elsewhere under this award.

21.3.3 An employee and employer may agree to defer payment of the annual leave loading in respect of single day absences until at least five consecutive annual leave days are taken.

21.4 Time-off in lieu of payment for overtime

21.4.1 An employee may elect, with the consent of the employer to take time-off in lieu of payment for overtime at a time or times agreed with the employer.

21.4.2 Overtime taken as time-off during ordinary time hours shall be taken at the ordinary time rate, that is an hour for each hour worked.

21.4.3 An employer shall, if requested by an employee, provide payment at the rate provided for the payment of overtime in the award, for any overtime worked under 21.4.1 where such time has not been taken within four weeks of accrual and is requested by the employee.

21.5 Make-up time

An employee may elect, with the consent of their employer, to work make-up time, under which the employee takes time-off during ordinary hours and works those hours at a later time, during the spread of ordinary hours provided in the award at ordinary rates.