Is an employer required to pay for sick leave?
There is no requirement for an employer to give an employee paid sick leave. However, if sick leave is paid or allowed, it may not be deducted at a later date from any other entitlement to a paid holiday, vacation pay, or other wages.
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My company doesn't have paid sick leave officially. Unofficially, if I'm sick for a day, I just call in sick to my manager and this didn't get entered into payroll.作者: cunningchu 時間: 2012-12-6 11:28
thanks B2L2. Actually, I dont mind they deduct the salary if i really breached company policy. I just hate the way they handled issues. It seems the black-and-white company policy is a "dummy", if you are one of their group or work as a slave or ever speak up for getting a truth, everythings can be discussed or "one-eye-open-one-eye-close"!作者: AAC 時間: 2012-12-6 12:17
I hope you are not working in an organization owned by Chinese. My working experience while working in a Chinese (actually from HK) owned company 12 years ago was terrible. They believed "No policy is good policy". What you done extra, they took it for granted. Working from 8am to 6pm is their "official no OT hours". If I need to take few hours off for medical appointment, they gave me long faces....作者: cunningchu 時間: 2012-12-6 14:35
unfortunately, the co. is run by hongkongese. it's 1st time for me working in a chinese firm. yes, no appreciation, no compliment even if you done extra. now, i will leave office sharp, turn my cell off and don't check/reply email after work. it makes me feel so bad though 作者: fibbi 時間: 2012-12-6 14:36
We have timesheet program to keep track of our sick or vacation days taken during the year. So no argument. And policy also says 5 sick days per year.
Does your company use this kind of timesheet program? If you you have the record of your working day/hour.
But seeing the way they handle your sick day, I would start looking for new jobs.
