1. If the Worker suffers an illness that is not caused by a work injury, he must inform the Employer or his representative of his illness, within a period not exceeding three (3) business days and submit a medical report on his condition issued by the Medical Authority. 2. The Worker is not entitled to a paid sick leave during the Probation Period, but the Employer may grant him a sick leave without pay, based on a medical report issued by the Medical Authority that includes the necessity of granting the leave. 3. After the Probation Period, the Worker may receive a sick leave of no more than (90) ninety consecutive or intermittent days per year, provided that it shall be calculated as follows: a. The first fifteen (15) days with full pay. b. The following thirty (30) days with half pay. c. The following period shall be unpaid. 4. The sick leave shall not be paid if the illness is a result from the Worker's misconduct, in accordance with the cases specified in the Executive Regulation of this Decree by law. 5. The Employer may terminate the Worker's service after completing his sick leave referred to in this article, if he is unable to return to work, provided that the Worker receives all his financial dues in accordance with the provisions of this Decree by law and its Executive Regulation.
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