{"id":5473,"date":"2020-12-21T02:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/?p=5473"},"modified":"2024-11-06T14:59:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T06:59:45","slug":"paid-sick-leave-during-probation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/hk\/en\/blog\/paid-sick-leave-during-probation\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Employees Have Paid Sick Leave During Probation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, there is still some uncertainty as to when employees should file a sick leave. For example, some employees dare not take a sick leave if they\u2019re afraid of a salary deduction. Some are also worried about leaving a bad impression if they immediately ask for a sick leave after only being at the company for a short time. Yet the fact is that illness is inevitable and there\u2019s no getting around the fact that a healthy body is needed not just for work, but for the rest of your life as well.<\/p>\n

But what about if you\u2019re on probation? Are employees still entitled to paid sick leaves despite being on probation?<\/p>\n

According to Hong Kong\u2019s Employment Ordinance, during the first year of employment employees get two paid sickness days for each month employed. Afterwards, the rate bumps up to four paid sickness days for each month employed. Paid sickness days can be accumulated through the whole employment period, but will never exceed 120 days at a time.<\/p>\n

Still, employees must see a doctor whenever they are sick\u2014whether they\u2019re on probation or not. The company is then obliged to pay sickness allowance when the employee has fulfilled the following conditions:<\/p>\n