Unless otherwise specified in the relevant Annexures in Part 2 of this Agreement—
| 21.1 | in this clause "sick leave cycle" means the period of 36 months' employment with the same employer immediately following— |
| 21.1.1 | an employee's commencement of employment; or |
| 21.1.2 | the completion of that employee's prior sick leave cycle; |
| 21.2 | during every sick-leave cycle, an employee is entitled to an amount of paid sick leave equal to the number of days the employee would normally work during a period of six weeks; |
| 21.3 | Despite clause 21.2, during the first six months of employment, an employee is entitled to one day's paid sick leave for every 26 days worked; |
| 21.4 | an employer must pay an employee the employee's basic daily wage for each day that the employee is entitled to paid sick leave; |
| 21.5 | an employer is not required to pay sick leave— |
| 21.5.1 | to an employee if both the employer and the employee have made a contribution to a fund or organisation that has guaranteed to pay the employee moneys in lieu of wages during times of incapacity; |
| 21.5.2 | to an employee who has been absent from work for longer than two days and has not produced a medical certificate stating the nature and duration of the sickness; |
| 21.5.3 | to an employee who has been absent from work for less than two days on more than two occasions in an eight-week period. |
