Singapore legislation

Clause 44

Sick leave

(1)

Any employee who has served an employer for a period of not less than twelve months shall, after examination at the expense of the employer by a duly registered medical practitioner appointed by the employer or, if no such medical practitioner is appointed, by a medical officer, be entitled to such paid sick leave not exceeding in the aggregate —

(a)

fourteen days in each year if no hospitalisation is necessary; or

(b)

twenty-eight days in each year if hospitalisation is necessary,as may be certified by such medical practitioner or medical officer:Provided that if an employee is hospitalised for less than fourteen days in any one year, his entitlement to paid sick leave for that year shall not exceed the aggregate of fourteen days plus the number of days on which he is hospitalised:And provided further that if an employee is certified by such medical practitioner or medical officer to be ill enough to need to be hospitalised but is not hospitalised for any reason whatsoever, the employee shall be deemed to be hospitalised for the purposes of this section.

(2)

An employee who absents himself on sick leave —

(a)

which is not certified by a medical officer or a duly registered medical practitioner appointed by the employer; or

(b)

which is certified by a medical officer, but without informing or attempting to inform his employer of such sick leave within forty-eight hours of the commencement thereof,shall be deemed to absent himself from work without the permission of his employer and without reasonable excuse for the days on which he is so absent from work.

(3)

The employer shall pay the employee his ordinary rate of pay for every day of such sick leave:Provided that no employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave on a rest day or on a holiday to which he is entitled under the provisions of section 37 or 42 of this Act or on any day of paid annual leave:And provided further that no employee shall be entitled to paid sick leave for the period during which he is receiving compensation for temporary disablement under paragraph (e) of section 8 of the Workmen’s Compensation Ordinance (Cap. 157).

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