Benefit Waiting Period. Where an employee is entitled to and takes leave pursuant to 21.1 and/or 21.2 and is required by Employment Insurance to serve a two-week waiting period for Employment Insurance Maternity/Parental benefits, the employee will be entitled to a leave of two weeks without pay immediately before leaves pursuant to 21.1 and 21.2 as the case may be. This leave is for the express purpose of covering the Employment Insurance benefit waiting period.
Benefit Waiting Period. An employee’s combined entitlement to leave pursuant to Clause 26.01 and 26.02 is limited to 52 weeks.
Benefit Waiting Period. Where a team member is entitled to and takes leave pursuant to Clause 21.1 and/or 21.2 and is required by Employment Insurance to serve a two week waiting period for Employment Insurance Maternity/Parental benefits, the team member will be entitled to a leave of two weeks without pay immediately before leaves pursuant to Clause 21.1 and 21.2 as the case may be. This leave is for the express purpose of covering the Employment Insurance benefit waiting period.
Benefit Waiting Period. If the employee is absent from work as a result of a non-work related disability and is under the active continuing care of a physician legally licensed to practice medicine, have submitted the required forms to the company, and are following the appropriate treatment prescribed by their physician for that disability, benefits will start from the following dates: • First (1st) work day of disability if the employee is hospitalized. • First (1st) work day of disability due to an injury. • After 24 consecutive regularly scheduled working hours of disability due to illness • Weekend Shift Employees – working hours of disability will be computed based on the applicable premium rate that is part of an employee’s regular shift including scheduled overtime. Benefits are payable for a maximum of 26 weeks. Required Forms and Information The attached flowchart should be followed when absent under the Wage Loss Replacement / Short Term Disability Benefits. Benefits will be paid only if the employee supplies the company with the following: • The company’s “Initial Claim for Short Term Disability Benefits – Physician’s Statement” form that is completed by their doctor. In order to qualify for benefits, the employee must be physically seen by a physician at least sometime during the contractual waiting period. If the employee has not been seen by a physician during the contractual waiting period, his/her benefits will not commence until he/she has been seen by a physician. The employee will return the “Initial Claim for Short Term Disability Benefits – Physician’s Statement” form as soon as possible. It is understood that benefits may be delayed until the form has been submitted to the Company. If the employee is having trouble getting an appointment to see their doctor, please notify the company nurse to make the Company aware of this situation. Ongoing medical information supporting the employee’s total disability will be required by the Company. Benefits may be suspended if the requested information is not provided within a reasonable period of time. This suspension of benefits will not apply if the requested information is not provided through no fault of the employee. The Company may also require the employee to be examined by a Company appointed physician, and/or other medical professional. The Company will assume the costs of all medical documentation supplied by the employee to the Company. Benefits will not be paid: • Unless the employee is under the active con...
Benefit Waiting Period. If the employee is absent from work as a result of a non-work related disability and is under the active continuing care of a physician legally licensed to practice medicine, have submitted the required forms to the company, and are following the appropriate treatment prescribed by their physician for that disability, benefits will start from the following dates: • First (1st) work day of disability if the employee is hospitalized. • First (1st) work day of disability due to an injury. • After 24 consecutive regularly scheduled working hours of disability due to illness Benefits are payable for a maximum of 26 weeks.
Benefit Waiting Period. If the employee is absent from work as a result of a non-work related disability and is under the active continuing care of a physician legally licensed to practice medicine, have submitted the required forms to the company, and are following the appropriate treatment prescribed by their physician for that disability, benefits will start from the following dates: • First (1st) work day of disability if the employee is hospitalized. • First (1st) work day of disability due to an injury. • After 24 consecutive regularly scheduled working hours of disability due to illness • Weekend Shift Employees – working hours of disability will be computed based on the applicable premium rate that is part of an employee’s regular shift including scheduled overtime. Benefits are payable for a maximum of 26 weeks.
Benefit Waiting Period. If the employee is absent from work as a result of a non-work related disability and is under the active continuing care of a physician legally licensed to practice medicine, have submitted the required forms to the company, and are following the appropriate treatment prescribed by their physician for that disability, benefits will start from the following dates: First (1st) work day of disability if the employee is hospitalized. First (1st) work day of disability due to an injury. After 24 consecutive regularly scheduled working hours of disability due to illness Weekend Shift Employees – working hours of disability will be computed based on the applicable premium rate that is part of an employee’s regular shift including scheduled overtime. Benefits are payable for a maximum of 26 weeks. Week 1 would be managed by the Company per the wait period listed above. Weeks 2-15, benefits will be under Employment Insurance Sickness benefit with an Employer paid, Service Canada approved SUB, top up to 66 2/3% of weekly earnings. Weeks 16- 26, benefits will be under the employer insured benefits, 66 2/3% of weekly earnings. Once the 26 weeks of short term disability coverage expires, the employee will be entitled to apply for Long Term Disability (LTD) if they remain disabled.
Benefit Waiting Period. Employees will be eligible for a short-term disability benefit after an absence from work for a period of ten (10) consecutive workdays.
Benefit Waiting Period. Where an employee is entitled to and takes leave pursuant to Clause 21.1 — Maternity Leave and/or Clause 21.2 — Parental Leave and is required by Employment Insurance to serve a two-week waiting period for Employment Insurance Maternity/Parental benefits, the employee will be entitled to a leave of two weeks without pay immediately before leaves pursuant to Clause 21.1 — Maternity Leave and Clause 21.2 — Parental Leave as the case may be. This leave is for the express purpose of covering the Employment Insurance benefit waiting period.
