Common use of Qualifications for payment Clause in Contracts

Qualifications for payment. 73.6.1 Subject to the terms of this clause, an employee covered by this award shall, upon receiving payment of weekly compensation and continuing to receive such payment for incapacity under the Act, be paid accident pay by their Employer who is liable to pay compensation under the Act, which liability may be discharged by another person on behalf of the Employer, provided that: a. Accident pay shall not apply to any incapacity occurring during the first two weeks of employment unless such incapacity continues beyond the first two weeks and then, subject to b. Accident pay shall only be payable to an employee whilst that employee remains in the employment of the Employer by whom they were employed at the time of the incapacity and then only for such period as they received a weekly payment under the Act. Provided that if an employee who is partially incapacitated cannot obtain suitable employment from their Employer but such alternative employment is available with another employer then the relevant amount of accident pay shall still be payable.