Eligibility
You are entitled to paid outpatient sick leave and paid hospitalisation leave if:
- You are covered under the Employment Act.
- You have served your employer for at least 3 months.
- You have informed or tried to inform your employer within 48 hours of your absence.
- If you have worked for 6 months or more, you will get the full entitlement
Pro-rated paid sick leave for new hires (under 6 months)
- If you are a new employee, paid sick leave is pro-rated according to your length of service.
- Your month of service begins from the day you start work with your employer.
- You must have worked for at least 3 months to be entitled to paid outpatient sick leave or paid hospitalisation leave.
- Between 3 and 6 months of service, your entitlement is pro-rated.
If the sick leave has shown in the employee profile lesser than it is allowed than it means "Sick Leave" is prorated.