Sickness Scheme Clause Samples

Sickness Scheme. 10.1 The scheme is intended to supplement Statutory Sick Pay and Incapacity Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance or equivalent social security benefit so as to maintain normal pay during defined periods of absence on account of sickness, disease, accident or assault. 10.2 Absence in respect of normal sickness is entirely separate from absence through industrial disease, accident or assault arising out of or in the course of employment with a local authority. Periods of absence in respect of one shall not be set off against the other for the purpose of calculating entitlements under the scheme. 10.3 Employees are entitled to receive sick pay for the following periods: During 1st year of service 1 month’s full pay and, after completing 4 months’ service, 2 months’ half pay During 2nd year of service 2 months’ full pay and 2 months’ half pay During 3rd year of service 4 months’ full pay and 4 months’ half pay During 4th and 5th year of service 5 months’ full pay and 5 months’ half pay After 5 years’ service 6 months’ full pay and 6 months’ half pay Authorities shall have discretion to extend the period of sick pay in exceptional cases. 10.4 The period during which sick pay shall be paid, and the rate of sick pay, in respect of any period of absence shall be calculated by deducting from the employee’s entitlement on the first day the aggregate of periods of paid absence during the twelve months immediately preceding the first day of absence. 10.5 In the case of full pay periods sick pay will be an amount which when added to Statutory Sick Pay and Incapacity Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance or equivalent social security benefit receivable will secure the equivalent of normal pay. 10.6 In the case of half pay periods sick pay will be an amount equal to half normal earnings plus an amount equivalent to Statutory Sick Pay and Incapacity Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance or equivalent social security benefit receivable, so long as the total sum does not exceed normal pay. 10.7 Normal pay includes all earnings that would be paid during a period of normal working, but excluding any payments not made on a regular basis. 10.8 The Employment and Support Allowance or equivalent social security benefits to be taken into account for the calculation of sick pay are those to which an employee is entitled on the basis that the employee has satisfied so far as is possible: (i) the conditions for the reporting of sickness as required by the authority; (ii)...

Sickness Scheme. 4.1 An employee shall not be entitled to claim sick pay under the scheme unless: (i) notification is made immediately to the person identified for this purpose by the authority; (ii) further notification is made as required by the authority; (iii) a doctor’s statement is submitted to the authority not later than the eighth calendar day of absence; (iv) subsequent doctor’s statements are submitted as necessary; (v) in cases where the doctor’s statement covers a period exceeding fourteen days or where more than one statement is necessary, the employee must, before returning to work submit to the authority a final statement as to fitness to resume duties; (vi) on return to work the employee signs a statement detailing the reasons for absence for all absences up to and including seven days. 4.2 An employee shall, if required by the authority at any time, submit to a medical examination by a medical practitioner nominated by the authority, subject to the provisions of the access to Medical Reports Act 1988 where applicable. Any costs associated with the examination should be met by the employing authority. Where it is necessary to obtain a second medical opinion, it should be provided by an independent medical referee. 4.3 Where, for the purpose of qualifying for sick pay under the scheme, an authority requires a doctor’s statement from an employee, the authority will reimburse the employee the cost of such a statement on the provision of a receipt. 4.4 An employee who falls sick during the course of annual leave shall be regarded as being on sick leave from the date of a doctor’s statement. 4.5 Where an employee is receiving sick pay under the scheme, sick pay should continue if a public or extra statutory holiday falls during such sickness absence. No substitute public or extra statutory holiday should be given. 4.6 Widows and married women exercising their right to be excepted from the payment of full rate National Insurance Contributions shall be deemed to be insured in their own right for all National Insurance benefits.

Sickness Scheme. 10.1. The scheme is intended to supplement Statutory Sick Pay and Incapacity Benefit so as to maintain normal pay during a defined period of absence on account of sickness, disease, accident or assault.

Sickness Scheme. All colleagues who are unable to work because of illness are entitled, subject to the Logistics Absence Policy, to be paid sick pay for the following periods of sickness absence in any rolling 12 month period based on a 40 hour per week contract (pro- rata for part-time hours): - Less than 6 months 0 Less than 6 months (in event of an accident at work–3 day waiting does not apply here) 40 6 Months but less than 2 years 120 2 years but less than 5 years 240 5 years but less than 8 years 480 8 years but less than 10 years 600 10 years but less than 15 years 800 15 years plus 1200 Length of service is calculated at the beginning of any period of absence. Any SSP entitlement will count towards the amount of contractual sick pay. 3 waiting days, when no contractual sick pay will be paid, and normal SSP rules will apply to any absence in the first 6 months of employment. After 6 months, the first occasion of any absence in a rolling 12 month period will be paid from day 1. Any subsequent absences in the rolling 12 months will have 3 waiting days applied. All colleagues under this agreement are entitled to sick pay in accordance with the agreement with the exception of absence caused by or through the following circumstances: - 1. Participation in war, riot or civil commotion 2. Participation in a strike or other industrial action whether official or unofficial 3. Participation in professional / extreme sports or games 4. Any paid occupation other than with the Co-op 5. Incapacity during holiday periods for which the employee received holiday pay. * *Note a colleague can only be in receipt of EITHER holiday pay or sick pay, but not both at the same time. Any employee incapable of working due to sickness or accident must notify their supervisor or arrange for their supervisor to be notified on the first day of absence from work prior to their normal work starting time. Unless there are exceptional circumstances failure to do so may lead to the non-receipt of pay for that day. In the case of absences of seven calendar days duration or less the employee is required to complete a simple form of self-certification on return to work. This certificate forms part of the absence record. In the case of absences of more than seven days duration to qualify for payment the employee must be under the care of a doctor. No payment of benefit will be made unless this absence is covered by medical certificates. Certificates must be submitted for the eighth day of the incapacity an...

Sickness Scheme. All Employees under this agreement are entitled to Sick Pay in accordance with the agreement with the exception of absence caused by or through the following circumstances: - Deliberately self inflicted injury or illness. Participation in war, riot or civil commotion Participation in a strike or other industrial action whether official or unofficial Participation in professional / extreme sports or games Any gainful occupation outside normal working hours Incapacity during holiday periods for which the employee received holiday pay. * *Note an Employee can only be in receipt of EITHER holiday pay or sick pay, but not both at the same time. Full details of the scheme are available in Appendix 5. The length of sickness absence permissible for any employee covered by this agreement is dependent upon their service in accordance with the following table: - Length of Service Sickness Day s Sickness hours Less than 6 months (Only in the event of an accident at work)* Nil (5 days) 0 (37.5) 6 months but less than 2 years 15 days 112.5 2 years but less than 5 years 30 days 225 5 years but less than 8 years 60 days 450 8 years but less than 10 years 75 days 562.5 10 years but less than 15 years 100 days 750 15 years + 150 days 1125 *this is at management discretion and does not constitute any acceptance of liability All above entitlements are non-accumulating i.e. they are fixed maximum annual entitlements. Sickness entitlement will be calculated on a ‘rolling’ year basis, which will commence at the point that entitlement is achieved. Employees who are in receipt of sick pay shall not take any other employment or do anything that would prejudice their recovery. A case of any employee abusing the scheme shall be dealt with as a disciplinary matter. The Society will operate an Attendance Management process as outlined in the relevant Appendix however this is not linked to the provision of Society sick pay. Should there be any major changes in the present legislation in respect of statutory sickness and accident benefits then the scheme may be reviewed. Membership of the scheme will automatically terminate as follows: - Upon the termination of the scheme, Upon an employee leaving the Society’s employment If an employee makes willful or fraudulent misrepresentations in order to claim sick pay. In cases where an employee is awarded any sum by way of damages or compensation against a third party in respect of sickness or injury, any payment received under the terms of this...

Sickness Scheme. All Employees under this agreement are entitled to Sick Pay in accordance with the agreement with the exception of absence caused by or through the following circumstances: - 1. Deliberately self inflicted injury or illness. 2. Participation in war, riot or civil commotion 3. Participation in a strike or other industrial action whether official or unofficial 4. Participation in professional / extreme sports or games 5. Any gainful occupation outside normal working hours 6. Incapacity during holiday periods for which the employee received holiday pay. * *Note an Employee can only be in receipt of EITHER holiday pay or sick pay, but not both at the same time. Any employee incapable of working due to sickness or accident must notify his/her supervisor or arrange for his/her supervisor to be notified on the first day of absence from work prior to their normal work starting time. Unless there are exceptional circumstances failure to do so may lead to the non-receipt of pay for that day. In the case of absences of seven calendar days duration or less the employee is required to complete a simple form of self-certification on return to work. This certificate forms part of the Unit sickness and absence record. In the case of absences of more than seven days duration to qualify for payment the employee must be under the care of a doctor. No payment of benefit will be made unless this absence is covered by medical certificates. Certificates must be submitted for the eighth day of the incapacity and throughout the duration of the absence. The Society may require an employee claiming sick pay to undergo medical examinations by a doctor nominated by the Society, but in this event the fee for such examination will be paid by the Society. Employees unable to work because of any incapacity covered by this scheme shall receive from the Society by way of sick pay their Average Earnings as determined by the annual P60 figure or their contractual pay if the P60 figure is not available. Odd days of entitlement shall be calculated on a pro rata weekly rate of benefit. The Society shall be entitled to deduct from sickness payments any employee contributions to the Co-operative Group Employees Pension and Death Benefit Scheme. They will also be entitled to deduct any contributions payable by employees to any fund or object authorised by them to be deducted from their wages and to pay such contributions to such funds on their behalf. The length of sickness absence permissible for ...

Sickness Scheme. Any employee incapable of working due to sickness or accident must ensure they comply with all of the procedures defined within the Co-operative Retail Logistics Absence Management Procedure. Unless there are exceptional circumstances failure to do so may lead to the non-receipt of pay for that day. Payment of sick pay and/or statutory sick pay will be made only where such procedures have been followed: A copy of employees responsibilities are contained in Appendix 1. The Society may require an employee claiming sick pay to undergo medical examinations by a doctor nominated by the Society, but in this event the fee for such examination will be paid by the Society. Employees unable to work because of any incapacity covered by this scheme shall receive from the Society by way of sick pay their Contractual Pay. The Society shall be entitled to deduct from sickness payments any employee contributions to the Co-operative Group Employees Pension and Death Benefit Scheme. They will also be entitled to deduct any contributions payable by employees to any fund or object authorised by them to be deducted from their wages and to pay such contributions to such funds on their behalf. Employees who are in receipt of sick pay shall not take any other employment or do anything that would prejudice their recovery. A case of any employee abusing the scheme shall be dealt with as a disciplinary matter.

Sickness Scheme. All Employees under this agreement are entitled to Sick Pay in accordance with the agreement with the exception of absence caused by or through the following circumstances: -

Sickness Scheme. 4.1 If you are absent from work through sickness or injury, you will be paid according to the Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Scheme provided you comply with the Company’s sick pay requirements.