As same sex marriage is legalised in more states in America, what implications does the US Supreme Court Ruling have for the same sex marriage debate in Australia?
A. No, you can only use an administrative leave day, personal holiday or vacation day. Sick time with pay is defined as a necessary period of absence because of illness or exposure to contagious disease. The illness of an employee should be recorded in the Absence Reporting System as S for sick. Sick time should not be taken for attending planned, routine medical or dental appointments.
An employer who provides sick leave for employees must permit an employee to use accrued sick leave to attend to a child, parent or spouse who is ill (the employee is entitled to use not less than the amount of sick leave the employee would accrue in 6. months, per calendar year).