Sick Leave Act 2022
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More favourable provision in contract of employment | ||
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8. (1) Nothing in this Act shall prevent the inclusion in a contract of employment of a provision that is— | ||
(a) as favourable to an employee as, or | ||
(b) more favourable to an employee than, | ||
an entitlement to statutory sick leave in accordance with this Act, and any such provision shall be in substitution for, and not in addition to, that entitlement. | ||
(2) Without prejudice to section 9 , a provision in a contract of employment that is or becomes less favourable to an employee than a similar or corresponding entitlement of the employee under this Act shall be deemed to be so modified so as to be not less favourable. |