In the last article we mentioned that sick leave is designed to cater for situations in which an employee who is unable to tender their service to the employer for reasons of illness may continued to be paid on the basis that he/she is permitted to take sick leave. Several […]

Sick leave is granted in instances where employees are unable to work due to illness.   This is the specific reason that sick leave has been provided for in the employment relationship.   Any sick leave taken for reasons other than sick leave, would constitute an abuse of sick leave provisions and […]