Common use of ELIGIBILITY FOR GROUP COVERAGE Clause in Contracts

ELIGIBILITY FOR GROUP COVERAGE. a) All present full time employees shall be eligible for cover under this Policy on the commencement date of this Policy. if the Employer contributes all or some of the premium due, then all the eligible employees must be covered. In all other cases at least 75% must be covered. b) All future full time employees shall be eligible for cover under this Policy on the first day of the month co-incident with or following their completion of a waiting period as specified by the Policyholder. c) If an employee is not actively at work on the date that he or she would otherwise be eligible in accordance with the above, then the eligibility date shall be deferred to be the first working day of active employment. d) Where Dependants are eligible for cover under this Policy, and the Employer contributes all or some of the premium due for Dependants, then all the eligible Dependants must be covered. In other cases 75% must be covered. e) If a Dependant is confined to a Hospital on the date that he or she is eligible for cover under this Policy, then the eligibility date shall be deferred to the date that the dependant is discharged from Hospital.