Has there every been a time where knowing the ins and outs of sick leave has been this important? In this week’s video I unpack the complexities of paid sick leave to help anyone and everyone understand exactly how it works and what the entitlement is.
I discuss common mistakes and misapplications that I have come across in the hope of seeing them less. In this video I show how sick leave works in the first 6 months of employment, everything you need to know about the sick leave cycle and then I go through the full sick leave entitlement. Where sick leave gets more complicated is when it comes to Section 23 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act – Proof of Incapacity (i.e. medical certificates).
Sick leave application would be easier if everyone was able to, and preferred to, go to a specific type of practitioner, however, that is not the case. In South Africa, not everyone has access to a medical doctor when they need one, so they go to a clinic and see a nurse or they simply prefer to go to alternative healers (traditional healers and allied health professionals). While the legislation could be applied blanketly without consideration of this – I believe for the good of employment relations – these factors should be considered and given more attention. I discuss all of this and more in the video.
The video ends with a deep look at fraudulent medical certificates and how to pick it up and what to do about it when it happens.
I hope you find this video helpful!
Carmen
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