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CAP. 57]
[1988 Ed.
Employment
(2) In the case of an employee who is normally paid his wages daily, sickness allowance shall be paid to him or his duly appointed agent in the manner and at the place specified in section 26 at least once in every 7 days.
(3) Where a contract of employment of an employee is terminated, sickness allowance payable under section 33(4C) shall be paid to that employee in accordance with subsection (1) or (2) whichever is applicable to the employee as if the contract of employment had not been terminated. (Added, 48 of 1984, s. 16)
Employer to keep record of sickness days
37. (1) Every employer shall keep a record-
(a) of the date of commencement and termination of the employment of each employee;
(b) in accordance with subsection (1A), of all paid sickness days accumulated by each employee under section 33;
(c) of all paid sickness days taken by each employee in respect of which sickness allowance is payable under section 33, and such sickness days shall be deducted in accordance with subsection (1B); and
(d) of all sickness allowance paid to each employee and the sickness days in respect of which the sickness allowance was paid. (Replaced, 57 of 1983, s. 6)
(1A) A record kept for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) shall contain the following heads and details-
Category 1: in which shall be entered the number of paid sickness days accumulated by an employee---
(a) under section 33(2A); and
(b) in respect of each month under section 33(2),
but so however that the total number of paid sickness days in this category does not at the time of entry exceed 36 days; and
Category 2: in which shall be entered every paid sickness day in excess of 36 days which cannot be entered in Category 1, but so however that the total number of paid sickness days in this category does not at the time of entry exceed 84 days,
and references in this section to Category 1 and Category 2 shall be construed as references to Category 1 and Category 2 respectively in this subsection. (Added, 57 of 1983, s. 6)
(1B) The number of paid sickness days taken consecutively by an employee shall be deducted from the total number of paid sickness days in Category 1 accumulated by him immediately before the commencement of those sickness days and where the number of paid sickness days taken exceeds the total number of paid sickness days in that category, the excess paid sickness days shall be deducted from the total number of paid sickness days in Category 2 accumulated by him immediately before such commencement. (Added, 57 of 1983, s. 6)