Rule 132. Benefit of sickness

(1) Every worker shall be entitled to obtain sickness allowance from his employer for each day of certified sickness for a total period of fourteen days in a year at the rate of wages paid normally.

Provided however, that where under existing provisions under any law the sickness allowance is higher, workers shall not, by the dint of this rule, be deprived of such higher allowance.

(2) Sickness allowance specified in sub-rule (1) shall be paid at the option of the worker either at the time of payment of weekly advances on account of wages or along with the first instalment of wages payable to the worker after he resumes his work on recovery from certified sickness.

(3) The certificate of sickness shall be issued by the Medical Officer or qualified medical practitioner appointed by the employer to every worker entitled to obtain sickness allowance.

(4) No sickness allowance shall be paid to a worker if heattends to work on any day for which he has been granted sickness allowance.