cold storage enterprise agreement - 2006 - Fair Work Commission

COLD STORAGE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 200614.8 An employee, who unreasonably refuses the interview or unreasonably refuses orprevents the examination specified in subclause 14.3 of this clause, shall not beentitled to payment for the period during which there was an absence from duty.14.9 For the purpose of this Clause continuous service shall be deemed not havingbeen broken:[a][b]any absence from work on leave granted by the employer.any absence from work by reason of personal illness, injury or otherreasonable cause (proof whereof shall in each case be upon theemployee); provided that any time so lost shall not be taken into accountin computing the qualifying period of three months.14.10 Provided that once an employee has had three months' continuous service withthe employer a payment, within the entitlement, shall be made for any absenceowing to illness that occurred during the first three months of service.14.11 Service before the date of coming into force of this Clause shall be counted asservice for the purpose of qualifying thereunder.14.12 This Clause does not apply to casual employees.14.13 Accumulated Sick Leave PayoutNotwithstanding the provisions as set out in subclause 14.7 of this clause andeffective from the date of registration of this agreement, accumulated sick leavewill be paid out on either of the following options:Option 1 - Apply the agreement conditions up to the time an employee terminateswith the Company. On ceasing employment, all untaken sick leave which hasaccumulated shall be paid out. For the purpose of this clause, termination ofemployment shall be the cessation of work of an employee, other than dismissalas defined in sub-clause 5.3 of clause 5 ‘Contract of Employment’.Option 2 - All accumulated sick leave over 10 days in each year of employmentshall be paid out to the employee in the pay period following the employee’sanniversary date.