BEN. (a) The Recipient shall maintain BEN in form and substance and with resources and functions satisfactory to the Association. BEN shall be headed by a national coordinator, assisted by competent staff in adequate numbers, including, among others, a financial management specialist, an internal auditor, an accountant, a senior finance officer, an operations and monitoring officer, a procurement specialist, a communication specialist, a public health nutrition specialist, and a program assistant.
BEN. (a) This plan provides for basic dental care and includes such items as examinations, consultations, specific diagnostic procedures,x-rays, preventive services such as scaling, polishing, and fluoride treatments, fillings, extractions, anaesthesia services, periodontal services, endodontic services and surgical services, as well as prosthodontics services necessaryfor relining, or repairing of an existing appliance (fixed bridgework, removable partial or complete dentures). Payments under the plan will be in accordance with the current Ontario Dental Association Schedule of Fees for the subscriber and eligible dependents. The Employer shall pay the full premiums under this planon the basis of ninety ten percent co-insurance. The employee shall pay the cost of dental care directly and the carrier shall reimburse the employee ninety percent (90%) based on the current Ontario Dental Association Schedule of Fees. The Employer agrees to pay one hundred percent (100%) of the monthly premium, for services relating to dentures and crowns on the basis of fifty percent co-insurance, in accordance with the current Ontario Dental Association Schedule of Fees, up to a calendar year maximum benefit of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for the insured employee and each eligible dependent. Except for benefits described under Section eligible dependents shall include spouse, unmarried children under twenty-one (21) years of age, unmarried children between twenty-one (21) and years of age in full- time attendance at an educational institution or on vacation there from, and children twenty-one years of age and over, mentally or physically infirm and who are dependent. The Employer agrees to pay one hundred percent (100%) of the monthly premium,for services relatingto orthodontics, to apply only to dependent unmarried children of the employee between the ages of six (6) and eighteen on the basis of fifty percent/ fifty percent co-insurance, in accordance with the current Ontario Dental Association Schedule of Fees, up to a lifetime maximum benefit of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each such dependent unmarried child. ELIGIBILITY Employees are eligible for coverage on the first day of the month following the month in which the employee has completed one (1) month of continuous service.
BEN. A part-time employee is paid in lieu of benefits outlined in Subject to the requirements carrier and provided the employee works hours on average in a week period, a employee may participate in the following Group Benefit Plans by the Association provided the employee pays the full premium; Insurance, Major Medical including vision care and hearing aids, and the Dental Plan.
BEN. All employees will be entitled to “Xxxxx Choice” benefit plans in accordance with the terms and conditions of these plans, as determined by the Company. Employees will be covered by the Xxxxx Canada Hourly Short Disability plan in accordance with the terms and conditions of the plan, as determined by the Company. ARTICLE
BEN. DRUGS Formulary three: Drugs purchased on the prescription of a medical doctor or dentist, which a pharmacist would not normally dispense without a prescription, including serums, and insulin, needles, syringes and for use by diabetics. not approved for legal sale to the general public in Canada are not eligible. The name, strength and quantity of the drug must be shown on all receipts. PRIVATE NURSING: Charges for private nursing services which require, and can only be performed by the Registered Nurse or Registered Nursing Assistant (RNA); when such services are provided in the home or hospital by a nurse who is registered in the jurisdiction in which the services are performed and is neither a relative of the patient nor an Employee of the hospital. Nursing services must be certified medically necessary by the attending physician. Agency fees, commissions and overtime charges, or any amount in excess of the fee level set by the largest nursing registry in the province of Ontario, are not included. A Blue Cross 'Authorization Form for Services" must be completed by the attending physician and submitted to Blue Cross. When the services are extended for more than days, prior approval must be obtained from Blue Cross on a monthly basis. PHYSIOTHERAPY: Charges for the services of a licensed or registered physiotherapist who does not have an agreement with the Ontario Health Insurance Plan for payment of services. DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE: Diagnostic services performed at a hospital. ACCIDENTAL DENTAL: Dental care for natural teeth, necessitated by a direct accidental blow to the mouth and not by an object wittingly or unwittingly placed in the mouth. The accident and treatment must occur while coverage is in force. Payment will be made up to the fees set out in the Ontario Dental Association suggested Fee Guide for General Practitioners in effect on the date of treatment. The replacement of natural teeth will be limited to per accident. PREDETERMINATIONOF BENEFITS AND ALTERNATE BENEFIT PROVISION
BEN. In the event of a closure of a department or classification directly resulting in the immediate termination of employment of ten or more bargaining unit employees, such terminated employees shall be entitled to a severance allowance based on the following: Years of Service Weeks of Severance Greater than "Years of Service" shall be defined as each full year from the employee's seniority date. In the event of broken service, all service shall be counted excluding the broken period. Partial years shall be calculated in complete months It is understood that payment of severance under this provision shall result in the cessation of seniority and the termination of the employment relationship. All seniority employees, as of the date of contract signing, will be entitled to March wage rates (plus applicable COLA increases in effect during subsequent collective agreements) for calculation of severance pay entitlement for the duration of this collective agreement. In the event of an announcement of the closure of the plant during the duration of this collective agreement, severance will be calculated at the rate of weeks per year of service (uncapped).
BEN. In the event of a closure of a plant or department or classification directly resulting in the immediate termination of employment of ten (10) or more bargaining unit employees, such terminated employees shall be entitledto a severance allowancebased on the following: Years of Service Weeks of Severance Greaterthan
BEN. The Company and the Union agree t h a t Retiree Benefits shall cease effective November however, this Letter of Understanding can be the subject of any future negotiations between the parties. Yours truly, Xxxxxx V i c e President
BEN. The Employer shall provide the following benefits of the Municipal Employees Benefits Act: Seven percent (7%) contributions by the Employer, Seven percent (7%) contributions by the employee per month, to be placed in the financial institution of the employees choice. life insurance, long term disability insurance (premiums are to be shared between Employer and Employee) term disability insurance (premiums are to be shared between Employer and Employee) and; dental care insurance. The Employer agrees to pay to every employee per year for the purposes of purchasing prescription lenses and/or frames. ARTICLE
BEN. The Society agrees to contribute one hundred percent of the premium up to a maximum of seventy dollars per month towards the coverage of who have successfully completed their probationary period and who are regularly employed for at least twenty-six (26) hours per week, the Benefits Basic now in effect is understood that employees shall be required to pay, way of payroll deduction, one month in advance, any amounts in excess of those paid by the Society. employees who have their probationary and who are employed for at least hours per week, may also participate in the Optional Employees Coverage shall be required to pay, by way of payroll deduction, one month in advance, one hundred percent (100%) of the billed premiums for the optional The hours which an employee is 'regularly employed' for the of articles and shall be determined on the of the worked by employee during the preceding three (3) calendar months, it being understood that an employee must work a total of three hundred and hours in a quarter in order to qualify for benefits in the next totals shall be calculated and considered as follows: on March the Society shall total each Homemaker's hours for the period November to January to determine eligibility for the period April to June 30; on June the Society shall total each Homemaker's hours for the period February to April to determine eligibility for the period July to September 30; on September the Society shall total each Homemaker's hours the period May to July to determine eligibility for the period October to December 31; on December the Society shall total each Homemaker's hours for period August to October to determine eligibility for the period January to March Where a Homemaker is absent from work on vacation or during the first four weeks of absence due to an approved leave of absence (medical or otherwise) the total hours required for benefits qualification for the Homemaker will be reduced by three point seven hours for each day of leave (up to a maximum of one hundred and four hours. It is understood that the benefit plans are not part of this agreement and are not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure. It is further understood that the level of benefits provided under or policy of insurance may be the subject of a policy grievance pursuant to articles The Society reserves the to change insurance carriers provided the benefit coverage as a whole is not fundamentally reduced.
