Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)RegulationsLocal Government: Regulations on Appointment and Conditions of Employment of Senior ManagersChapter 4 : Conditions of Employment24. Sick leave |
| (1) | In this regulation, "sick leave cycle" means the period of 36 months employment with the municipality, calculated from 1 January. |
| (2) | A senior manager must apply for sick leave on an official leave form attached to these regulations as Annexure E. |
| (3) | A senior manager is entitled to 36 working days paid sick leave during each sick leave cycle. |
| (4) | A senior manager who is appointed after 1 January will be entitled to paid sick leave on a pro rata basis. |
| (5) | Sick leave may not be carried over from one sick leave cycle to the next sick leave cycle. |
| (6) | A senior manager whose— |
| (a) | sick leave is depleted within a sick leave cycle may take annual leave in lieu of sick leave for the purpose of recovery; |
| (b) | sick leave and annual leave are depleted, |
may, at the discretion of the municipality and to a maximum of 30 days, be granted unpaid leave.
| (7) | Notwithstanding subregulation (6), the municipality may, with the consent of the senior manager, reduce the pay to which the senior manager is entitled to in respect of any day's absence due to illness or injury if the municipality complies with the conditions set out in section 22(6) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. |