Q: Do the days on a sick leave note include weekends and public holidays?
A: Yes, sick leave includes weekends and public holidays.
For example, if the doctor gives you 4 days sick leave from Friday, it will NOT be Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; it will be Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
A: Yes, sick leave includes weekends and public holidays.
For example, if the doctor gives you 4 days sick leave from Friday, it will NOT be Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; it will be Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
Hi good afternoon, is there any law that governs how much you should be paid, based on your qualifications and experience?
ReplyDeleteGood day, I was sick over the weekend, but got suspended even though I gave them a sick leave. Can they still deduct 2 days pay from my salary even though they got a sick leave from me for the 2 days.
ReplyDeleteHow could you be suspended for being sick? Something's missing from this story.
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ReplyDeleteI need a bit of advice please.
I started working at this company back in 2009 full time, then changed to part time in 2010. In December 2014, I started a new full time position at the same company. I have never received a contract at this company. However, in December 2014 I received a ‘draft’ contract – it has a huge watermark in the middle of every page labelled ‘DRAFT’. It outlines the terms and conditions of my employment. It is not signed by neither myself nor my employer.
Since December 2014 I only applied for one day off (sick leave), up until October 2015. I took a day off on October 1st, which I notified my supervisor a month in advance. I applied for that day as Personal Leave. I also applied for another Personal leave on October 21st. The supervisor approved the request for both. However, the HR Manager is informing me that I need to reapply for the days off as Vacation Leave since I do not have any Personal leave because of a clause in my ‘draft’ contract.
The clause states:
“Personal Leave: a) You become eligible to be considered for Personal leave from duty only after you have successfully completed the probationary period.
b) Personal leave from work may be granted with the prior approval of the Supervisor and the Human Resource Division and shall be deducted from the annual vacation leave entitlement.
c) After a successful probationary period, you will be eligible for six (6) Personal leave absences from work per twelve (12) month period of work and these shall be deducted from your accrued vacation leave.”
When I started back in 2009 as full time, I had 6 personal leave days per 12 calendar months. It was taken away when I went to a part time position. I am now back in a full time position.
I did not apply for the days as vacation leave as HR advised and informed her that the terms of the ‘draft’ of the contract is null and void because 1. It is a draft contract. 2. It was never signed by either party. Therefore, I am left to assume that the rules of the company are to be adhered to.
In the company policy handbook it states under the section ‘CASUAL LEAVE’ (Note it does not refer to it here as Personal Leave. Personal Leave only exists on the Leave of Absence application form)
“Casual Leave: Casual leave is defined as paid leave of absence not exceeding four (4) work hours per pay period which may be granted to you as an employee solely on the discretion of your department head for any urgent reason acceptable to your department head. Department heads shall place the interest of the department foremost in making decisions of this nature. Employees who in the opinion of the department head abuse this privilege may forfeit further extension of casual leave. It should be noted that casual leave is unaccumulative which means that unused casual leave may not carry over to a new pay period. N.B. Any employee who utilizes not more than 2 sick days and 2 period casual leave per year will be entitled to schedule 4 days with your annual vacation leave.”
I appreciate any assistance you may be able to provide on how I can handle this situation.
Thank you for your assistance.
Contact:
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ReplyDeleteYou're grasping at straws. Firing, or even trying to get rid of this employee would get you into trouble if she's smart enough to visit a union.
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ReplyDelete1. No
Delete2. 14 days sick leave is allowed - using all of that is considered excessive, unless circumstances require full use
I know this is unrelated to the post, but is there an article here that address employee and employer rights when it comes to an employee leaving the job?
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ReplyDeleteMy employer wants to deduct a day's pay from employees who were ill before and after a public holiday. The employer requires that the employees present a medical certificate in order to get paid for the holiday. The employees are monthly paid and have applied for their sick leave on their return to work.
Can the employer deduct a day's salary? Thank you.
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ReplyDeleteMy employer wants to deduct a day's pay from employees who were ill before and after a public holiday. The employer requires that the employees present a medical certificate in order to get paid for the holiday. The employees are monthly paid and have applied for their sick leave on their return to work.
Can the employer deduct a day's salary? Thank you.
what does the law says on wage deduction without prior notice. I am a permanent employer of 4 years with this company I went on vacation using up my 15 days but while on vacation I ended up seeking medical attention in NY where scan and mri had to be done. I then had to await results which took 5 extra days. I call the employer and advise them. upon my return it was stated I they would use the remaining sick days I had on file to cover the 5 days extra. a letter was given to me to sign which stated that I no longer had sick days to use and that any future das would be deducted. following which 2 months since my return I took a day as I had some challenges and saw very stressed out. when I received my pay slip I realized that I was deducted for the day. when I asked the manager why I was deducted without being told he said it skipped him and the deduction remains. is this legal?
ReplyDeleteYou were forewarned when you got back from vacation... why are you saying you weren't told?
DeleteIs there a specific about of sick days allotted to employees in an NGO by law? Or is it just what is stated in your contract which is up to the discretion of the employer?
ReplyDeleteDepends on your salary. $15-22.50 /hr is automatic 14 days by legislation. Over that, it should still be 14 by industry standard, but harder to enforce.
Delete!Hello!
ReplyDeleteI have 3 questions - I hope its not too many at one time:
Can an NGO company force you to apply for a week "sick leave" because you took one sick day (Tuesday), left 2 hours early to go to the doctor the following day (Wednesday) and left half-day on the next day(Thursday) (the Friday was a holiday and the Monday was a normal full 8 hour working day).
Also, would they be able to tally the hours from 3 different days to make up 1 day no pay?
If you took half day (Christmas eve-approved by the manager in the absence of the coordinator) could the coordinator take it out of your monthly pay because she did not approve it?
1. No
Delete2. The deductions will be lawful if you exhausted your sick leave entitlement. You should have 14 days.
3. Illegal deductions are just that... illegal.
WRT the half day on Christmas Eve - I still had an entire week and a half sick leave. However, it was stated that sick leave can only be taken when an employee is actually sick (although there are no casual days, bank days etc) any other day has to come out of ur 10 day annual vacation (which I don't yet qualify for since I've only been working 8months). But in this case she is upset that a half day was taken and wants to prove a point so she said she will deduct it from my monthly salary. So she can't deduct half days pay? Can I just apply for it as a sick day and she'd be forced to give me??
ReplyDeleteI am a permanent government worker for the pass 7 years. i used up my vacation entitlement and passed my sick leave entitlement so they stopped my pay and placed me daily paid sheet. how long can they keep me on daily pay legally?? because of this i can't get no job letter and this is restricting me from doing personal business. i have been working 6 months without taking any sick leave.
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ReplyDeleteI have been working at company for almost 5 years. We are given 1 sick leave per month. Is this right?
What kind of leave is it when time off is taken for a sick child out of the country? and how many days leave should this be? Is it a legal entitlement?
ReplyDeleteNo legal entitlement... can be classed as compassionate leave.
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ReplyDeletecan employer stop your pay if you are on sick leave. I went to their doctor who gave his OPINION but i am on leave still cause of serious pains i am experiencing still. They said they would stop my pay but also withheld my MRI scan for over 2 months and made demands for me to visit my doc and get clarification as to why i am experiencing pain
Is ut legal to request a medical certificate for being sick for 2 days?
ReplyDeleteIs it the law in for employees to work the day before a Holiday & the day after in order to be paid.
ReplyDeleteTo be paid for what?
DeleteI'm a single parent and my son was ill for the first 2 working weeks of this year. My company send me a letter in April stating that I've got only 3 days left in my sick leave and if any more days are to be taken they'll take it from my vacation days & when those days are exhausted I can then apply for "no pay leave". I got sick last week and took days, now I have one sick day left. I sent an e-mail requesting it as no pay leave it was denied. I need to know if is it possible for them to use my vacation days as sick days later in the year?
ReplyDeleteHi good day I has a problem Im working with a company almost six months now,i was injured on the job which I reported but nobody seems to care so now that Im on sick leave I was told I won't be getting paid for it....is that the correct procedure? If not what's the correct procedure?
ReplyDeleteIs their any law that states an employee must work the day before and after a public holiday in order to be paid for the holiday?
ReplyDeleteNo
DeleteHello, i took 2 consecutive days of sick leave on Wednesday and Thursday. But according to my roster i am off on Friday....... Am i suppose to go to work on my day off because of taking 2 days before it?
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DeleteGood day. My normal working hours are from 8am to 4pm. If I take a half day business leave in the morning and come in to work for 1-4pm but then have to work extra from 5-9pm, am i eligible to claim overtime?
ReplyDeleteHi I am on six months probation.....I fell on work , damaged my knees and got 2 weeks leave ...does that count as the 14days sick leave or injury leave
ReplyDeleteInjury leave.
DeleteI am a shift worker employed with the government health service. I work a normal 40 hour week as an 8-4 worker in my same position. My concern is this, if my supervisor sets my day-off on a public holiday, am I entitled to an extra day off? This happens all the time where I work the same 40 hours in a week which has a public holiday whereas the 8-4 workers work for 32 hours and ends up with the same salary as I.
ReplyDeleteno reply here also also would like an answer to this
DeleteYes.
DeleteMy employers pay me by cheque ..and after two years of taking time of to go to the bank they have now implemented a rule that I have to encash my cheque on my time (lunch hour). Aren't they suppose to give time off for cashing my salary check because they refuse to pay any other way?
ReplyDeleteThey should, but they don't "have" to.
DeleteHi I have an employee who sent in a sick leave for July 26th-30th. She called me on Monday 1st August and told me she got more sick leave for August 2nd -15th. She is entitled to 14 days . Do I have to pay her for the extra days. I own a small business.
ReplyDeleteWorkers are only paid for the entitled leave days... anything beyond that is no-pay leave.
DeleteHi ive been employed at swrha for the past four years and as of last year they have been deducted monies from our salary whenever we fail to call and notify them of us taking a sick leave! This is being done even though we have sick days available. Let me be clear befoer deducting it we get a letter classifying the day as no pay leave. How can this be done? I took one day full out the form which was enhanced with a call received sectioned.
ReplyDeleteThat's a very oppressive practice. Aren't you all unionised?
DeleteHi,i took two days from work...cepepe....each day i called the supervisor and let them know i was not coming because i am ill.i went out to work on the third day without a sick leave and they did not tell me anything but told me the following day that i needed a sick leave.i thought that a sick leave is only needed if a worker stays 3 days and more from work.is this correct.is it right that i get a sick leave?
ReplyDeleteSick leave is required after 2 days.
Deletehello, I had applied for two casual days which I got approved however I fell ill two days before and called in sick...would I need a sick leave on my return to work after I stayed home all days.
ReplyDeleteAsk your employer if they require it.
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ReplyDeleteWhen an employee is being checked for excess absenteesim re:sick leav, do we count the weekends that fell within the sickleave periods - for monthly and do we count the "off days" that fell within the sick leave for shift workers? Or are they not counted when checking for excess sickleave??
Only off days.
DeleteIf an employee called in sick for 2 days without a medical certificate is that counted within the 14 days entitlement annually?
ReplyDeleteGood day if I took a bereavement leave do I have to submit a death certificate.
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ReplyDeleteHi. I have been employed as a driver in a popular telecommunications firm. I am employed on a contract basis through an employment agency. I completed six months of continuous employment and got sick. I received a medical certificate granting me 3 days sick leave. The agency is telling me they won't be paying me for my sick days. Is this legal?
ReplyDeleteWhat does your contract say about sick leave entitlement?
DeleteGood day, Can a sick leave day be used for a medical appointment and applied for in advance? For example if an appointment is scheduled for 2 weeks time, can the employer be informed of the intended use of a sick day for the appointment prior to the date of the appointment?
ReplyDeleteHi good day if the 14 days sick leave is exceeded and I get sick fandor 4days and present a sick leave am I entitled to get paid for the four days
ReplyDeleteIf someone exceeded the number of days granted in their sick leave...is that grounds for dismissal?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the Trinidad and Tobago law on bereavement for long term contract government employees?
ReplyDeletecan a company create a policy that states casual days are not to be requested on mondays and fridays
ReplyDeleteGood day quick question. If a doctor made an error with the total amount of days on the sick leave but he still puts the exact date the sick leave is valid too is it acceptable til that date or will the employer only count the amount of days (the error)?
ReplyDeleteGood day how much sick days is required for a sick leave to returned to work..
ReplyDeleteIf a worker who has over 20years service develops a lifetime mental disorder what then is the company liability knowing the illness was work related
ReplyDeleteHow do you plan on proving this?
DeleteIf you have a medical sick leave for 7 days(incl of the weekend also not normal working days) do you deduct 5 days from your sick leave balance or the full 7
ReplyDeleteI was chatting with a couple colleague and it was mention someone from there office took a stress Leave is there suggest a leave existing?
ReplyDeleteNever heard of it.
DeleteI would like to know (1) if i am going to do surgery and my recovery time is 6-8 weeks would the company pay me my full salary? (2) would i have to use my vacation and sick leave for my recovery time?
ReplyDeleteWhy would the company pay two months' salary if you're not at work?
DeleteDoes a worker have to give his/her employer a reason why they want a casual day, is that legally right for an employer to do so...
ReplyDeleteIs it necessary to get sick leave on my off days
ReplyDeleteeven though I had three days sick leave before an called in sick after my off days my boss wants me to add on sick leave
If the doctor gave me 14 days sick leave but I do not work weekends should the company include weekends and should I be hearing the information from a worker or the managers
ReplyDeleteWeekends included.
ReplyDeleteHi good day. My husband is a daily paid full time employee. He has been working for more than 6 months for a small restaurant. He is paid more than minimum wage and does not have a contract. He was sick with stomach flu and his employer will not pay him for the day he took off. She said she does not have to pay him sick leave as he is daily paid.
ReplyDeleteIs he entitled to sick leave?
Legally... only if he is covered by the Minimum Wages Act.
DeleteHi good day. I know an employer can take money for days over the 14 days sick leave. But can they take vacation as well as the money? It is being stated that the day wasn't earned so money as well as a vacation day is being taken
ReplyDeleteI have a question. After the first 5 sick days taken per year, my boss requires each employee to present a sick leave for each day taken after in order for it to be considered a paid sick day, is this legal?
ReplyDeleteI have a question. After the first 5 sick days taken per year, my boss requires each employee to present a sick leave for each day taken after in order for it to be considered a paid sick day, is this legal?
ReplyDeleteHi good day,
ReplyDeleteIf an employee who has not made a year's service, experienced the loss of a loved one and was absent from the day he received news of the loss and subsequently called out sick after reporting the loss, is it right, upon returning to work for him to submit sick leave (for e.g. 8 days) from the date he called about the loss of the family member and apply for bereavement after that sick leave period expired? What is the correct procedure?
Can a company not pay for sickleave on your off days. Meaning if I am given 3 days sickleave for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday but I am rostered off duty on Tuesday, would it be lawful for them to not pay me sickleave for Tuesday
ReplyDeleteCan a company not pay for sickleave on your off days. Meaning if I am given 3 days sickleave for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday but I am rostered off duty on Tuesday, would it be lawful for them to not pay me sickleave for Tuesday
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ReplyDeleteDoctor given me 7 day and go back for next visit 7days that will be 14 days . Boss say that will be coming out of my vacation but I got damage in work can she do that.
WHEN DOES THE 14 DAYS START FOR A SICK LEAVE
ReplyDeleteGood day
ReplyDeleteif an employee took 2 days sick leave without informing their employer can they be reprimanded
Work on a saturday. I am not so sure if on a saturday is double time .would like to know time that i suppose to finish work. Usually it is from 8
ReplyDelete00 am till 4.30 pm monday to friday.
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ReplyDeleteWhen is a fit to work required as opposed to just a sick leave?
Hi i am about to sign a 2 year contract for a position in a government ministry. Is there a minimum amount of sick days and vacation i am allowed by law? The contract says i am entitled to 5 days casual and 7 days sick leave per year.
ReplyDeleteHi good evening , i work one daylight one night two days off . I sent a medical for 6 days to the company clinic .Thdy update my sick leave .I remained witn 12 . The days deducted was only for 4 working dsys .Is that possible .
ReplyDeleteis it Lawful for an employer to request a fitness to work certificate from an employee after he or she has returned to work on the 8th day, having submitted a sick leave certificate for 7days?
ReplyDeleteIt's normal for this to happen.
DeleteIs bereavement leave a workers right or is it by the employers entitlement?
ReplyDeleteThis is not a right.
DeleteHi if I'm at a job they do not pay for sick leave but I did a surgery and it's taking more than 8 weeks to recover can I be fired
ReplyDeleteThere's something called frustration of contract... I recently posted about it.
DeleteGood morning, I am a perminant employee and i was on vacation when this pandemic occured. My employers extended my vaction till the 7th may 2020, which after this my vacation is done. Now they are saying that they are affording me the use of mh sick days and causal until the 15th may. Can they force me to use my sick leave and causal by law??
ReplyDeleteNo they cannot.
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