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Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Motor Ferry Industry

Main Collective Agreement

14. Sick Leave

 

14.1 In this subclause "sick-leave cycle" means the period of 36 months of employment with the same employer immediately following —
(a) an employee's commencement of employment; or
(b) the completion of such employee's previous sick- leave cycle.

 

14.2 During every sick -leave cycle, an employee shall be entitled to an amount of paid sick leave equal to the number of days he/she would normally work during a period of six weeks.

 

14.3 Notwithstanding paragraph 14.2, during the first six months of employment, an employee shall be entitled to one day's paid sick leave for every 26 days worked.

 

14.4 During an employee's first sick-leave cycle, an employer may reduce the employee's entitlement to sick leave in terms of paragraph 14.2 by the number of days' sick leave taken in terms of paragraph 14.3.

 

14.5 Subject to clause 14.6, an employer shall pay an employee for a day's sick leave —
14.5.1 the wage the employee would ordinarily have received for work on that day; and
14.5.2 on the employee's usual payday.

 

14.6 Proof of incapacity:
14.6.1 An employer shall not be required to pay an employee in terms of this clause 14 if such employee has been absent from work for more than two consecutive days or on more than two occasions during an eight-week period and, at the request of the employer, does not produce a medical certificate stating that he/she was unable to work for the duration of his/her absence on account of sickness or injury.
14.6.2 The medical certificate shall be issued and signed by a medical practitioner or any person who is certified to diagnose and treat patients and who is registered with a professional council established by an Act of Parliament.