Common use of Illness or Accident Clause in Contracts

Illness or Accident. (a) While at work, an employee who suffers any injury, no matter how slight, or who, due to work related cause, becomes ill, shall report to his supervisor and be allowed reasonable time to secure proper treatment, with no loss of pay, during an employee's regular working hours. In the event that such an employee is unable to complete the balance of his shift on that day due to such disability, the employee shall be paid for the balance of his shift, at his regular hourly rate. (b) Illness or injury which results in an employee being absent from work or affects the employee’s ability to do his job must be reported promptly by the employee to his immediate Supervisor. (c) In the event of a dispute between the Company and an employee's physician relating to any employee's claim or entitlement to benefits for a non-occupational illness or injury, the employee may be referred to an independent specialist for an examination, at the expense of the Company.