Employee Sick Leave
Workers may take the number of days they would normally work in a six-week period for sick leave on full pay in a three-year period. Employers may insist on proof of illness before paying a worker for sick leave. The provisions for sick leave do not apply to:
- workers who work less than 24 hours a month
- workers who receive compensation for an occupational injury or disease
- leave over and above that provided for by the Act.
During the first 6 months of employment, workers are only entitled to one day of paid sick leave for every 26 days worked.
An employer may require a medical certificate before paying workers who are absent for more than two consecutive days, or who are often absent (more than twice in an eight-week period).