Common use of District to Provide Benefit Plans Clause in Contracts

District to Provide Benefit Plans. (a) The District agrees to maintain the following Employee Benefit Plans, as long as it is within its power to do so, for all employees who are classified as "Regular Full-time" and "Regular Part-time" and have completed at least three (3) months' continuous service unless otherwise specified. Upon becoming eligible to participate in the Plans, an employee shall be enrolled either on the date the employee became eligible or no later than the first day of the next month as determined by the carrier of each Plan. Benefits shall be as specified by each Plan's rules and regulations. (b) Participation in the Employee Benefit Plans listed herein shall be mandatory for all employees eligible. (c) Unless otherwise specified, the District shall pay one hundred (100) percent of the premiums or costs involved. (d) The District shall continue to maintain and pay its share of the premiums for the Employee Benefit Plans for an employee under the following circumstances: (i) While in receipt of WorkSafeBC benefits, up to one hundred and eighty (180) working days after which the employee may elect to continue coverage for MSP and Pacific Blue Cross at the expense of the employee. (ii) While on a period of disability, as defined in Article 22.01, up to one hundred and eighty (180) working days after which an employee may elect to continue coverage for the MSP and Pacific Blue Cross Plans, at the expense of the employee, so long as the carriers of the Plans shall permit such continuance. (iii) While on a temporary layoff, of up to one (1) month beyond the month in which the layoff occurred, after which an employee may elect to continue coverage for the MSP and Pacific Blue Cross Plans, so long as the employee retains recall rights, but at the expense of the employee, and further that the carriers of the Plans shall permit such continuance.

District to Provide Benefit Plans. (a) The District agrees to maintain the following Employee Benefit Plans, as long as it is within its power to do so, for all employees who are classified as "Regular Full-time" and "Regular Part-time" and have completed at least three THREE (3) months' continuous service unless otherwise specified. Upon becoming eligible to participate in the Plans, an employee shall be enrolled enroled either on the date the employee became eligible or no later than the first day of the next month as determined by the carrier of each Plan. Benefits shall be as specified by each Plan's rules and regulations. (b) Participation in the Employee Benefit Plans listed herein shall be mandatory for all employees eligible. (c) Unless otherwise specified, the District shall pay one hundred ONE HUNDRED (100) percent of the premiums or costs involved. (d) The District shall continue to maintain and pay its share of the premiums for the Employee Benefit Plans for an employee under the following circumstances: (i) While in receipt of WorkSafeBC Workers' Compensation benefits, up to one hundred ONE HUNDRED and eighty EIGHTY (180) working days after which the employee may elect to continue coverage for MSP and Pacific Blue Cross at the expense of the employee. (ii) While on a period of disability, as defined in Article 22.01, up to one hundred ONE HUNDRED and eighty EIGHTY (180) working days after which an employee may elect to continue coverage for the MSP and Pacific Blue Cross Plans, at the expense of the employee, so long as the carriers of the Plans shall permit such continuance. (iii) While on a temporary layoff, of up to one ONE (1) month beyond the month in which the layoff occurred, after which an employee may elect to continue coverage for the MSP and Pacific Blue Cross Plans, so long as the employee retains recall rights, but at the expense of the employee, and further that the carriers of the Plans shall permit such continuance.