Common use of Single Day Absences Clause in Contracts

Single Day Absences. (a) For plumbing industry employees An employee may claim paid personal/carer’s leave for a single day absence. However, in respect of any second or subsequent single day absences in the same year, the employee must produce a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner stating that the employee was unable to attend for duty on account of personal illness or injury. The employer may agree to accept a statutory declaration from the employee in lieu of a medical certificate. (b) For metal industry employees and engine drivers and firemen industry employees If an employee claims paid personal/carer’s leave in accordance with this clause for an absence of one day only and in the same year they have already been allowed paid personal/carer’s leave on more than one occasion for one day only, the employee shall not be entitled to payment for the day claimed unless the employee provides evidence in support of the claim in accordance with this clause. Provided further that for engine drivers and firemen industry employees an employer may agree to accept from the employee a Statutory Declaration, stating that the employee was unable to attend for duty on account of personal illness or on account of injury by accident or unexpected emergency in lieu of a certificate of a duly qualified medical practitioner as prescribed by this subclause. (c) For joinery and building trades products industry employees In the case of an employee who claims to be allowed paid personal/carer’s leave in accordance with this clause for an absence of one day only, such employee if in the year the employee has already been allowed paid Personal/Carer’s Leave on two occasions for one day only, shall not be entitled to payment for the day claimed unless the employee produces to the employer a certificate of a duly qualified medical practitioner that in the medical practitioner's opinion, the employee was unable to attend for duty on account of personal illness or injury. Provided that an employer may agree to accept from the employee a Statutory Declaration, stating that the employee was unable to attend for duty on account of personal illness or injury or unexpected emergency in lieu of a medical certificate.

Single Day Absences. (a) For plumbing industry employees An employee may claim paid personal/carer’s leave for a single day absence. However, in respect of any second or subsequent single day absences in the same year, the employee must produce a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner stating that the employee was unable to attend for duty on account of personal illness or injury. The employer may agree to accept a statutory declaration from the employee in lieu of a medical certificate. (b) For metal industry employees and engine drivers and firemen industry employees If an employee claims paid personal/carerpersonal/▇▇▇▇▇’s leave in accordance with this clause for an absence of one day only and in the same year they have already been allowed paid personal/carer’s leave on more than one occasion for one day only, the employee shall not be entitled to payment for the day claimed unless the employee provides evidence in support of the claim in accordance with this clause. Provided further that for engine drivers and firemen industry employees an employer may agree to accept from the employee a Statutory Declaration, stating that the employee was unable to attend for duty on account of personal illness or on account of injury by accident or unexpected emergency in lieu of a certificate of a duly qualified medical practitioner as prescribed by this subclause. (c) For joinery and building trades products industry employees In the case of an employee who claims to be allowed paid personal/carer’s leave in accordance with this clause for an absence of one day only, such employee if in the year the employee has already been allowed paid Personal/CarerPersonal/▇▇▇▇▇’s Leave on two occasions for one day only, shall not be entitled to payment for the day claimed unless the employee produces to the employer a certificate of a duly qualified medical practitioner that in the medical practitioner's opinion, the employee was unable to attend for duty on account of personal illness or injury. Provided that an employer may agree to accept from the employee a Statutory Declaration, stating that the employee was unable to attend for duty on account of personal illness or injury or unexpected emergency in lieu of a medical certificate.