Section 54: Sick Pay Entitlement for Employees in Uganda
54.Sick pay
(1)An employee who has completed not less than one month's continuous service with an employer and who is incapable of work because of sickness or injury is entitled to sick pay as follows—
(a)for the first month's absence from work he or she is entitled to full wages and every other benefit whether for his or her family or himself or herself stipulated in the contract of service; and
(b)if at the expiration of the second month the sickness of the employee still continues, the employer is entitled to terminate the contract of service on complying with all the terms of the contract of service up to the time of termination of employment.
(2)For the employee to be entitled to sick pay as referred to in subsection (1), the employee shall—
(a)notify or cause to be notified as soon as is reasonably practicable, his or her employer of his or her absence and the reason for it; and
(b)produce, if requested by his or her employer and at intervals of not less than one week, a written certificate signed by a qualified medical practitioner certifying his or her incapacity for work and duration of the incapacity.
(3)The employer may require that the certificate referred to in subsection (2)(b) be obtained from a qualified medical practitioner other than the company medical practitioner except that, in such a case the employer is responsible for any fees and transport costs payable in connection with the issuing of the certificate.
(4)This section applies to employees who are normally employed for at least sixteen hours a week.
(5)This section shall not derogate from any person's rights under the Workers Compensation Act.
Plain English Summary
You have the right to sick pay if you have worked for your employer for at least one month and you cannot work due to sickness or injury. You are enti...
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