Right to remuneration on suspension on medical grounds
96.—(1) An employee who is suspended from work by his employer on medical grounds is entitled to be paid by his employer remuneration while he is so suspended for a period not exceeding twenty-six weeks.
(2) For the purposes of this Part an employee is suspended from work on medical grounds if he is suspended from work in consequence of—
(a)a requirement imposed by or under any statutory provision, or
(b)a recommendation in a provision of a code of practice issued or approved under Article 18 of the [1978 NI 9.] Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978,
and the provision is for the time being specified in paragraph (3).
(3) The provisions referred to in paragraph (2) are—
Regulation 2 of the [SR&O 1913 No. 2.] Manufacture and Decoration of Pottery Regulations 1913,
Regulation 16 of the [SR 1985 No. 273.] Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985,
Regulation 16 of the [SR 1986 No. 36.] Control of Lead at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986,
Regulation 11 of the [SR 1995 No. 51.] Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995.
(4) The Department may by order add provisions to or remove provisions from the list of provisions specified in paragraph (3).
(5) For the purposes of this Part an employee shall be regarded as suspended from work on medical grounds only if and for so long as he—
(a)continues to be employed by his employer, but
(b)is not provided with work or does not perform the work he normally performed before the suspension.