Common use of Dependent Leave Clause in Contracts

Dependent Leave. Sick leave may be used in circumstances when an employee is required to be absent from work due to illness or injury of an employee’s partner, spouse or other person dependent on the employee for care. The use of sick leave for the care of dependents will normally be restricted to a maximum of 10 days per employee per year. This entitlement forms part of the employee’s sick leave entitlement and is not in addition to it. Oranga Tamariki may require medical certification as proof of illness or injury for any absence to care for a partner, spouse or other person dependent on the employee for care, where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that sick leave being taken is not genuine.

Dependent Leave. Sick leave may be used in circumstances when an employee is required to be absent from work due to illness or injury of an employee’s partner, spouse or other person dependent dependant on the employee for care. The use of sick leave for the care of spouse or dependents will normally be restricted to a maximum of 10 days per employee per year. This entitlement forms part of the employee’s sick leave entitlement and is not in addition to it. Oranga Tamariki may require medical certification as proof of illness or injury for any absence to care for a partner, spouse or other person dependent dependant on the employee for care, where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that sick leave being taken is not genuine.