Gas Regulator Levies Act, 2002
R 385
Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998)Code of Good PracticeCode of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the WorkplaceII - Procedural Issues12. Additional Sick Leave |
| 12.1 | Where an employee's existing sick leave entitlement has been exhausted, the employer should give due consideration to the granting of additional paid sick leave in cases of serious harassment, where the employee, on medical advice, requires trauma counselling. |
| 12.2 | If harassment results in an employee being ill for longer than two weeks, the employee may be entitled to claim illness benefits in terms of section 20 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001. |
| 12.3 | In appropriate circumstances, employers may give consideration to assisting with the cost of the medical advice and trauma counselling and care, where such amounts are not covered by any applicable medical aid scheme. |
