Disability Retirements Sample Clauses
Disability Retirements. (a) Application for a total and permanent disability retirement shall be made on form CHRP-15 "Application for Total and Permanent Disability or Occupational Disability Benefits Under The General Motors Canadian Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan". Such form will be available through
(b) The employee will supply a physician's statement and other necessary information on form CHRP-15. The employee shall file the application and other required information with the Local Personnel Office. Management will forward all documentation to the Plant Medical Doctor (PMD) for review and entitlement determination followed by the Corporate Medical Director (CMD). The CMD will communicate the final decision regarding entitlement to the Local Personnel Office.
(c) The Insurance Company will notify each employee who has been absent for 5 continuous months, because of disability, of such employee’s possible eligibility for total and permanent disability pension and also the Local Personnel Office.If such absence continues for a period of 9 full months because of disability and the employee has not applied for total and permanent disability pension, the Insurance Company will again notify the employee of such employee’s possible eligibility for such pension and also the Local Personnel Office.
(d) Upon the Union Representative’s request to the GM Canada Benefits Centre, a copy of the retirement paperwork will be provided to the Union Member of the Local Pension Committee.
(e) When it becomes necessary to determine whether an employee is totally and permanently disabled within the meaning of the Pension Plan, the employee shall also be considered for an occupational disability retirement within the meaning of the Pension Plan, and the following procedure shall govern:
(1) The Company will make such determination upon the basis of medical evidence satisfactory to it. If it is determined that the employee is totally and permanently disabled or occupationally disabled. Management will submit an online “Retirement Initiation” request to initiate the pension. If it is determined that the employee is not totally and permanently or occupationally disabled, Management will prepare a "Notice of Company Determination - Application for Total and Permanent Disability or Occupational Disability Benefits" letter. One copy will be furnished to the Sun Life Sickness and Accident Assessor and one copy will be retained in the employee’s file.
Disability Retirements. (a) An employee who is totally and permanently disabled or occupationally disabled prior to attaining age 65, and has at least 10 years of credited service, shall be eligible for a disability pension as hereinafter provided.
(1) An employee shall be deemed to be totally and permanently disabled if the employee is suffering from a physical or mental impairment, that prevents the employee from engaging in any employment for which the employee is reasonably suited by virtue of the employee's education, training or experience and, that can reasonably be expected to last for the remainder of the employee's lifetime, as established, in part, by a written certificate of a medical doctor licensed to practice in a province of Canada, and which certificate is satisfactory to the Company.
(2) Notwithstanding (b)(1) of this Section 3, if an employee was already receiving Total and Permanent Disability retirement benefits as of December 31, 1991, the determination as to whether the employee remains totally and permanently disabled shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Plan in effect at the employee's retirement date.
(c) An employee shall be deemed to be occupationally disabled only if not engaged in regular employment or occupation for remuneration or profit and on the basis in part of medical evidence satisfactory to the Company, from a medical doctor licensed to practice in a province of Canada, that the employee is found to be wholly and permanently prevented from engaging in regular employment or occupation with the Company, at the plant or plants where the employee has seniority, for remuneration or profit as a result of bodily injury or disease, but excluding disabilities resulting from service in the armed forces of any country unless the employee becomes occupationally disabled after having accumulated at least 5 years of seniority following separation from service in the armed forces.
(d) Any disability pensioner may be required to submit to medical examination at any time during retirement prior to age 65, but not more often than semi-annually, to determine whether the pensioner is eligible for continuance of the disability pension. If on the basis of such examination it is found that the pensioner is no longer disabled or if the pensioner engages in gainful employment, except for purposes of rehabilitation as determined by the Company, the pensioner will be deemed recovered and the pensioner's disability pension will cease. In the event the...