Ill or injured employees

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• Managing ill or injured employees

  As an employer, from time to time you will need to manage employees who are ill or injured. Your rights and obligations will depend on the situation that arises as a result of the illness or injury.
  Aug 01, 2019

• Your rights and obligations when an employee takes personal leave

  All employees, except casual employees, are entitled to paid personal leave if they are ill or injured and unable to attend work.
  Aug 01, 2019

• Your rights and obligations when an employee requires modifications to accommodate an illness or injury

  Anti-discrimination legislation may require you to accommodate an employee’s incapacity due to illness or injury to help them perform the inherent requirements of their role.
  Aug 01, 2019

• Must you always accommodate an employee’s illness or injury?

  You will only need to make modifications to accommodate an employee’s injury or illness if it is reasonable to do so and does not impose unjustifiable hardship on your business.
  Aug 01, 2019

• Checklist: How to determine when modifications are reasonable

  To determine whether modifications to accommodate an employee’s illness or injury are reasonable, consider the following.
  Aug 01, 2019

• Your rights and obligations when an employee makes a workers’ compensation claim

  If an employee’s illness or injury is work-related, they may make a workers’ compensation claim.
  Aug 01, 2019

• Your rights and obligations when an ill or injured employee is unable to perform their role

  Generally, you cannot discipline or dismiss an employee for temporary absence due to illness or injury.
  Aug 01, 2019

• How to determine whether an employee can meet the inherent requirements of their role

  You may have the right to request an employee to attend a medical examination – at your expense – or to provide evidence of their fitness to work where you are concerned an employee cannot perform the inherent requirements of...
  Aug 01, 2019

• Checklist: When can you require an employee to attend a medical examination?

  Use this checklist to determine whether you have the right to require an employee to attend a medical examination.
  Aug 01, 2019

• How to lawfully dismiss an employee for incapacity

  Before dismissing an employee for incapacity, consider the following.
  Aug 01, 2019

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