30.1 An employee shall be entitled to leave of absence in accordance with the provisions of this clause in the case of personal illness or injury or to supervise the convalescence of another person whose care is the responsibility of the employee.
30.2 An employee who is unfit for duty as a consequence of an illness or injury or who is absent to supervise the convalescence of a person whose care is the responsibility of the employee shall inform his or her supervisor, or arrange for the supervisor to be so informed, as soon as practicable.
30.3 Where five or more consecutive working days are involved the application must be supported by a certificate from a registered medical or dental practitioner.
30.4 An employee who is unable to resume duty on the expiration of an approved period of leave must apply for a subsequent period of leave which is to be supported by a certificate from a registered medical or dental practitioner.
30.5 The Vice-Chancellor may direct the employee to attend a medical practitioner for examination, or send a registered medical practitioner to attend on and examine the employee where:
30.5.1 the Head has reasonable doubt that the employee is absent due to illness
30.5.2 there is reason to doubt the fitness of the employee to be in the workplace either in relation to the safety and well being of themselves and/or others in the workplace.
30.6 The basis for determining and the entitlement to leave of absence on the grounds of illness which an employee may be granted shall be ascertained by crediting the employee concerned with the following cumulative period:
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Leave on Full Pay |
| On date of appointment |
46.87 hours |
| On completion of six months' service |
46.88 hours |
| On completion of twelve months' service |
93.75 hours |
| On completion of each additional twelve months' service |
93.75 hours |
provided that an employee employed on a short-term contract for a period less than six months shall be credited 7.5 hours sick leave for each month of service.
30.7 Debits for leave pursuant to this clause shall be on the basis of working hours and shall not include any of the holidays occurring during the period of leave.
30.8 An employee absent from duty on account of illness or injury for a period of more than three months shall not be permitted to resume duty unless a registered medical practitioner has certified that the employee is fit to resume work.
30.9 An employee who is duly absent on leave without pay is not eligible for leave of absence on account of illness or injury under this clause during the currency of that leave without pay.
30.10 Where an employee who has been retired on medical grounds subsequently resumes duty, the employee's sick leave credit at the date of the employee's retirement shall be reinstated.
30.11 Where an employee who has resigned is subsequently reappointed, the employee shall for the purposes of this clause be regarded as a new appointee as from the date of the employee's reappointment, provided that where an employee is reappointed within eight weeks the employee shall retain existing entitlements.
30.12 Solely for administrative purposes, when calculating leave entitlements under this clause a full time academic’s hours of work will nominally be 37.5 per week.
30.13 The provisions of this clause shall not apply to casual employees.
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