Common use of Accommodation of Disabled Workers Clause in Contracts

Accommodation of Disabled Workers. The following shall apply for compensable and non-compensable injuries and/or disabilities: (a) The Employer agrees to abide by the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board and the Human Rights Code of Ontario including the re-instatement provisions. i) The Employer agrees to supply to the Employee a copy of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board’s Form 7. The Employee shall be given an opportunity to meet with the Employer to discuss and amend, if necessary, any errors or omissions found on the Form 7. ii) The Employer agrees to notify the Union of the names of all Nurses off due to work related injury (whether or not the Nurses are in receipt of Workers’ Safety & Insurance) each month. (c) The Employer and the Union recognize that from time to time individual workers may have special needs that require special modification of work and/or physical accommodation within the workplace. The Employer and the Union will thereby endeavour to find co-operative solutions to workplace and/or contractual barriers to workers with special needs. (d) The Parties agree to establish a Re-instatement Committee comprised of representatives of the Union and the Employer to review the needs of injured/disabled workers seeking accommodation within the modification of work, and the Collective Agreement and to recommend to the Employer methods for overcoming physical/contractual barriers to the re-instatement of workers. The Employer and the Union agree that all jobs listed in Schedule “A” of the Collective Agreement or any subsequent jobs that may be subsequently added to that list, may, with the recommendation of the Committee, and with the agreement of both Parties, be offered directly to qualified Employees who are unable to return to their regular jobs due to permanent injury/disability. The Parties recognize and accept their joint duty to accommodate Employees in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act. (e) The Employer shall advise the Union when it receives notice from Workplace Safety & Insurance Board of a workers’ ability to return to either regular duties, comparable work or suitable work, the Union will be advised of Haldimand County Job Postings and will keep workers, with Section 54 rights, informed of such postings.

Accommodation of Disabled Workers. 24.01 The following shall apply for compensable and non-compensable injuries and/or disabilities: (a) The Employer agrees to abide by the Workplace Workers’ Safety & Insurance Board and the Human Rights Code of Ontario including the re-instatement provisions.the i) The Employer agrees to supply to the Employee and the Union a copy of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board’s Form 7. The Employee shall be given an opportunity to meet with the Employer to discuss and amenddiscuss, if necessary, any errors or omissions found on the Form 7. ii) The Employer agrees to notify the Union of the names of all Nurses off due to work related injury (whether or not the Nurses are in receipt of Workers’ Workplace Safety & Insurance) each month. (c) The Employer and the Union recognize that from time to time individual workers may have special needs that require special modification of work and/or physical accommodation within the workplace. The Employer and the Union will thereby endeavour to find co-operative solutions to workplace and/or contractual barriers to workers with special needs. (d) The Parties agree to establish a Re-instatement Committee comprised of representatives of the Union and the Employer to review the needs of injured/disabled workers seeking accommodation within the modification of work, and the Collective Agreement and to recommend to the Employer methods for overcoming physical/contractual barriers to the re-instatement of workers. The Employer and the Union agree that all jobs listed in Schedule “A” of the Collective Agreement or any subsequent jobs that may be subsequently added to that list, may, with the recommendation of the Committee, and with the agreement of both Parties, be offered directly to qualified Employees who are unable to return to their regular jobs due to permanent injury/disability. The Parties recognize and accept their joint duty to accommodate Employees in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act. (e) The Employer shall advise the Union when it receives notice from Workplace Safety & Insurance Board of a workers’ ability to return to either regular duties, comparable work or suitable work, the Union will be advised of Haldimand County Job Postings and will keep workers, with Section 54 rights, informed of such postings.