collective agreement between heritage malta and the union ...

iii)After twenty four (24) months continuous service:Twenty five (25) working days on full pay andTwenty five (25) working days on half pay.After sixty (60) months continuous service:Thirty (30) working days on full pay andThirty (30) working days on half pay.Ex-Government (recruited pre-1979) employees willcontinue to retain present sick leave conditions on apersonal basis. However sub-clause 19.a i will notapply to these employees.b) i) In case of hospitalization or long serious illnesscertified by the AGENCY’s doctor, when anemployee has exhausted his/her sick leaveentitlement on full pay for the year, theAGENCY may consider extending the sick leaveentitlement referred to in (i) and (ii) above bycarrying over fifty per cent of the unutilized sickleave of the previous three (3) years.ii)An employee who has exhausted his/her sickleave on full pay may opt to utilize his/hervacation leave entitlement prior to going on halfpay.c) Payment of the above-mentioned sickness benefits shallbe subject to the following conditions:-i) Employees who absent themselves from workdue to sickness are to inform the AGENCY asper established procedure by not later than onehour (1) after the normal time of commencementof work.7ii)iii)iv)20. INJURY ON DUTYPayments in respect of sick leave shall besubject to deduction of amounts to which theemployee may be entitled under the SocialSecurity Act. This shall come into effect on 1 stJanuary 2004.All sick leave must be covered by a medicalcertificate produced by the AGENCY’s doctor.Reports of sick leave not certified by theAGENCY’s doctor will be considered as absencewithout leave. Hence, the employee will besubject to disciplinary action and no paymentswill be effected for this absence.The employee is obliged to give correct details asto where the Doctor is to visit, otherwise theemployee will be subject to disciplinary action.During any sick or injury leave, the employee isto remain at home. If the employee is not foundat his place of residence, the payment forsick/injury leave will be withheld, until such timeas the employee presents documentary proof tojustify his absence from home.v) Retirement from work due to sick leave duringworking hours will be considered as a normalsick day. Certification will be required as from thenext day.a) An employee who sustains an injury arising out of and in thecourse of employment – which injury is not caused throughnegligence on the employee’s part or through noncompliancewith Safety Regulations issued by the AGENCYand/or improper use of safety equipment and/or clothing –shall be entitled up to one (1) year’s absence from work onfull basic pay less any Social Security injury benefit, subjectto the provisions of Clause 19(b). A certificate issued by theAGENCY’s doctor must be produced.