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B/6.3 Sick leave |
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6.3.1 Application 6.3.1 ApplicationThis policy applies to all academic and professional staff (excluding casual professional and sessional academic staff). Provisions relating to sick leave for senior staff are detailed in the QUT Certified Agreement (Senior Staff) . 6.3.2 EntitlementAcademic and professional staff (excluding casual / sessional staff) are entitled to ten (10) cumulative days sick leave per annum. Part-time staff members accrue sick leave on a proportional basis. For staff appointed for at least twelve (12) months, sick leave is available twelve (12) months in advance for the first year of employment. If a fixed-term staff member is appointed to an ongoing position or is appointed to a further fixed-term position, sick leave from the preceding appointment transfers to the new appointment providing the break in employment does not exceed three (3) months. Where a staff member has exhausted all sick leave accrued, they may be granted additional paid sick leave in advance of an entitlement A staff member who is absent due to illness for more than three (3) consecutive working days must provide a medical certificate specifying the period or approximate period of absence. 6.3.3 Application for sick leaveA staff member absent from work through illness will advise the supervisor as soon as practicable on the day of absence, specifying the anticipated period of absence. The staff member will submit an application for sick leave either in writing or online to the supervisor. 6.3.4 Sick leave without payStaff who have used their full entitlement of sick leave may be granted sick leave without pay by the authorising officer. The first three (3) months of sick leave without pay are recognised as service in terms of accumulating long service, recreation and sick leave. The staff member's increment date does not change. For more than three (3) months, the staff member's increment date is adjusted by a period equal to the period of leave in excess of three (3) months and long service, recreation and sick leave cease accumulating. Public holidays are counted as leave without pay if staff are on sick leave without pay on both days either side of the holiday. 6.3.5 Recurring absencesWhere a staff member has had a pattern of recurring absences on sick leave, the authorising officer will have the right to discuss the matter with the staff member and advise the staff member that, for any absences on sick leave for the following six (6) months, the staff member may be required to provide a medical certificate. Related DocumentsMOPP B/6.1 Staff leave MOPP Appendix 3 – Schedule of Authorities and Delegations QUT Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (Academic Staff) QUT Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (Professional Staff) QUT Certified Agreement (Senior Staff) Modification History
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