Health and Welfare Committee Sample Clauses

Health and Welfare Committee. The City hereby agrees to maintain a joint labor-management Health and Welfare Committee. This Committee shall meet on an annual basis or as required, on City time, for discussion of health and welfare issues of mutual concern. The Unions shall name one (1) member and one (1) alternate. Other members are appointed by the City and other bargaining units. The Committee will research increasing health care costs, as well as plan design and potential options for health care program delivery in an effort to control health care costs in a manner mutually beneficial to employees and the City. The Committee will have the authority to recommend changes to the plans offered by the City. The City will work with a third-party benefits broker to evaluate feasibility of the recommendations and report back to the Committee. The City recognizes the recommended changes may require ratification by the members. The Committee shall make good faith effort to inform all affected employees on how to reduce costs of the medical, dental, and vision services. The union will take an active role in promoting and educating its members in prudent health care use.
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Health and Welfare Committee. The City hereby agrees to maintain a joint labor-management Health and Welfare Committee. This Committee shall meet on an annual basis or as required, on City time, for discussion of health and welfare issues of mutual concern. The What-Comm Guild shall name one (1) member and one (1) alternate. Other members are appointed by the City and other bargaining units.
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Health and Welfare Committee. The Union and the City jointly recognize the escalating cost of Health and Welfare insurance and services. In an effort to control cost and provide the maximum benefits possible, the City may establish an employee-based benefits committee with one member appointed by the bargaining unit. The committee will meet at the option of either the City or the Union, will review insurance options and make recommendations related to controlling costs.
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Health and Welfare Committee. The Employer/Employee Health and Welfare Committee shall include representatives of CEA, CSEA, SEIU and management / supervisory / confidential employees. (2018-19) a. The purpose of the committee shall be to review the financial status of all health and welfare benefit plans. The Committee shall review utilization reports, review networks and medical groups, and explore wellness program options. The Committee shall meet on a quarterly basis unless mutually agreed otherwise. (2018-19) b. Each bargaining group (CEA, CSEA, SEIU, management / supervisory / confidential, and the District) shall have three (3) members. Each member shall have one (1) vote. (2018-19) c. The committee also shall examine possible cost savings and cost shift ideas and proposals, and determine their effects upon members of the bargaining units and the District. Recommendations of the committee shall be sent to the negotiation committees of each bargaining group. No cost savings/shifts shall be recommended without a majority vote of the committee. (2018-19) d. It is the intent of the committee to provide the best health and welfare benefits coverages possible. (2010-11) e. CSEA representatives will have the authority to approve or disapprove recommendations under consideration by the committee. (1995-96)
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Health and Welfare Committee. The Employer/Employee Health and Welfare Review Committee shall include representatives of SEIU, CSEA, CEA, management/supervisory/confidential employees and the District. A. The purpose of the committee shall be to review the financial status of all health and welfare plans. The committee shall review utilization reports, review networks and medical groups, and explore wellness program options. The committee shall meet on a quarterly basis unless mutually agreed otherwise. (2019) B. Each bargaining unit, CEA, SEIU, CSEA, management/supervisory/ confidential and the District shall have three (3) members. Each member shall have one vote. C. The committee also shall look at proposed premium increases in the plans and make recommendations to the administration regarding such increases. The committee shall retain the right to report to the Board of Education. (2019) D. The committee shall also examine possible cost savings and cost shift ideas and proposals, and determine their effects upon members of the bargaining units and the District. No cost savings/shifts would be recommended without a majority vote of the committee. E. It is the intent of the committee to provide the best medical or dental coverages possible.
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Health and Welfare Committee. The Employer/Employee Health and Welfare Review Committee shall include representatives of SEIU, CSEA, CEA, management/supervisory/confidential employees and the District. A. The purpose of the committee shall be to review the financial status of all health and welfare plans each quarter. B. No transfers of money out of Fund 62 (Health and Welfare Fund) shall be made during the term of this agreement. C. Each bargaining unit CEA, SEIU, CSEA, management/supervisory/confidential and the District shall have three (3) members. Each member shall have one vote. D. The committee also shall look at proposed premium increases in the plans and reserve levels and shall make recommendations to the administration regarding such increases. The committee shall retain the right to report to the Board of Education. E. The committee shall also examine possible cost savings and cost shift ideas and proposals, and determine their effects upon members of the bargaining units and the District. No cost savings/shifts would be recommended without a majority vote of the committee. F. It is the intent of the committee to provide the best medical or dental coverages possible. G. Carryover funds resulting from cost savings, interest, and/or lowered expenses shall be addressed by the committee.
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Health and Welfare Committee. MCOE and CSEA agree to maintain the Joint Committee on Health and Welfare Benefits. The committee will consist of three (3) CSEA unit members, three (3) MCOE management staff, and three (3) certificated teaching staff members. The committee will provide a recommendation on issues by November 30 of each year. In any given year, CSEA and MCOE may mutually agree to forego convening the committee and/or a committee recommendation.
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Health and Welfare Committee. The District and the Union shall have a joint health and welfare focus group with no more than six members, with three appointed by the District and three from the Union, that will meet prior to open enrollment. The Group shall discuss vision, dental, and health benefits. This Group is advisory only and has no voting rights.
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Health and Welfare Committee. A. The Parties agree to the appointment of a District-wide Health and Welfare Committee composed of two (2) representatives appointed by each employee organization/group involved. The Committee shall work to maintain a quality benefit package. The Committee shall establish its own meeting schedule. B. The Committee will review District health and welfare benefit programs and have the opportunity to meet with plan providers and outside consultants to become informed on the plan provisions, financing, agreements with providers and other appropriate plan details. C. The Committee may develop advisory recommendations from time to time regarding modifications to the health and welfare benefit programs. It is understood that such advisory recommendations will be made to the District and the involved employee organization/group. Recommendations by the Committee that are intended to be part of the annual open enrollment shall be made no later than thirty (30) days prior to the start of open enrollment of the same calendar year. The Committee shall have up to thirty (30) calendar days before its recommendations for any potential changes are due. D. The Committee may review and make recommendations regarding contracts with carriers prior to decision and adoption by the Board of Education. E. During the term of this Agreement, the Committee agrees to research creative ways to reduce the cost of the benefits program and may recommend to the District and the Association that certain reductions be made to fund improvements elsewhere in the benefits package.
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  • HEALTH AND WELFARE PLAN 9.01 The Employer shall make available the following or similar benefits as mutually agreed between the Employer and the Union to eligible regular full-time employees (as defined below). The cost of the benefits under Sections 9.07, 9.08, 9.09, 9.10, 9.11, 9.12 and 9.13 below shall be paid one hundred percent (100%) by the Employer. An eligible full-time employee shall be one who has three (3) consecutive months current employment at the effective date of the Plan. Benefits for full-time employees who are laid off will be maintained by the Employer for one half (½) of the employee's recall period as specified in Section 14.04 on the following basis: - B.C. Medical Services Plan (M.S.P.) - Group Life Insurance - Hearing aid, eyeglasses and prescription drug coverage A regular full-time employee who does not have three (3) months' current consecutive full-time service at the effective date of the Plan, or a new employee, shall be eligible the day following the date their current consecutive full-time service reaches three (3) months. 9.02 A regular full-time employee reduced to part-time shall continue to be eligible to participate in the Plan. Full-time employees reducing to below thirty-two (32) hours per week shall receive proportionate Weekly Indemnity benefits. Employees shall return completed enrollment forms as soon as possible. The Employer will only offer benefits after first eligibility test is met. If refused at that time by the employee, further testing is not required. If an employee later wants coverage, it is his or her responsibility to make application to the Employer. If he or she is eligible for coverage, the same rules regarding late enrollment as apply to full- time staff may be imposed. 9.03 The Employer shall also make available the benefits to employees (except students) who work an average of thirty-two (32) hours per week for a period of three (3) consecutive months. Such employees shall receive the same benefits as set out for full-time employees in this Section of the Agreement. 9.04 For the purposes of entitlement and disentitlement, the conditions set out below will apply: A. Employees who average thirty-two (32) hours per week for a three (3) month period will be eligible for all benefits under Section 9 on the first of the month following meeting this requirement. Eligibility verifications will be done each month ending on the last Saturday of the month on a 4, 4, 5 basis, i.e.: if an employee had averaged thirty-two (32) hours per week in the three (3) months prior to April 25, he/she would become eligible for the benefit package on May 1. B. If an employee fails to meet the eligibility test, he/she will continue to be eligible for three (3) months. At that time he/she will be tested again and, if eligible, will continue receiving benefits. If not eligible, will cease receiving benefits. Thereafter at the end of each month, the employee's eligibility will be tested and, as soon as he/she becomes eligible again, benefits will be reinstated. 9.05 The Employer shall also make available: - Medical Services Plan (M.S.P.) - Extended Health Benefit (E.H.B.) - Hearing Aid, Eyeglass, Prescription Drug Plan (H.E.P.) to employees (except students) who work an average of twenty-four (24) hours per week for a period of three (3) consecutive months. For the purposes of entitlement and disentitlement, the hours' tests set out above will apply, but will be based on twenty-four (24) hours instead of thirty-two (32) hours per week. New employees who are covered by the B.C. Medical Services Plan at the date of their employment can elect to maintain their continuity of coverage to be paid as defined above. 9.06 Enrollment of group benefits shall be compulsory at the option of the Employer. The Employer, at his option, may require all enrollment cards to be signed within three (3) months from the date that regular full-time employment commenced. If, under exceptional circumstances, an employee does not sign an enrollment card within three (3) months of employment, he or she may be allowed a further month of grace at the option of the Employer. A period of grace longer than one (1) month may be allowed by the Employer; but, in such cases, a medical examination at the employee's own expense shall be compulsory and a three (3) month penalty period may be imposed.

  • Health and Welfare Plans (a) A copy of the master contracts with the carriers for the extended health care, dental and group life plans shall be sent to the President of the Union. (b) The Employer will consult the Union before developing any pamphlet explaining the highlights of the plans for distribution to employees. The cost of such a pamphlet shall be borne by the Employer.

  • HEALTH AND WELFARE 36.01 Health and welfare benefits shall be as contained in Appendix "A" of this Agreement and shall form part of this Agreement.

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  • Health and Welfare Benefit Plans During the Employment Period, Executive and Executive’s immediate family shall be entitled to participate in such health and welfare benefit plans as the Employer shall maintain from time to time for the benefit of senior executive officers of the Employer and their families, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in such plan. Nothing in this Section shall limit the Employer’s right to change or modify or terminate any benefit plan or program as it sees fit from time to time in the normal course of business so long as it does so for all senior executives of the Employer.

  • Joint Health and Safety Committee (a) The Employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of occupational health and safety in the organization, in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. The parties agree to promote health and safety throughout the organization. The employer shall provide orientation and training in health and safety to new and current employees on an ongoing basis, and employees shall attend required health and safety training sessions. (b) Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Employer agrees to accept as a member of its Joint Health and Safety Committee, at least one representative from the bargaining unit. The number of committee members will be no less than that determined by legislation and the bargaining unit will be entitled to the same membership as any other employee group on the committees. The Union shall notify the employer of their representatives. (c) Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs, and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to occupational health and safety. (d) The Employer agrees to cooperate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfill its functions. The Committee shall respect the confidentiality of the information. (e) The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full cooperation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. (f) Meetings shall be held every third month or more frequently at the call of either co-chair, if required. The Committee shall keep Minutes of all meetings and make the Minutes available for review. (g) All time spent by a member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee attending meetings of the Committee and carrying out the members duties, shall be deemed to be time worked for which the member shall be paid by the Employer at the member's applicable rate of pay, and the member shall be entitled to such time from the member's work as necessary for those duties. (h) The employer shall take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 25

  • Health and Safety Committee Where required a committee will be formed and will meet where required by the Employer’s safety policies and by statute.

  • Occupational Health and Safety Committee ‌ (a) The parties agree that a joint occupational health and safety committee will be established. The Committee shall govern itself in accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations made pursuant to the Workers Compensation Act. The Committee shall be between the Employer and the Union, with equal representation, and with each party appointing its own representatives. The Union agrees to actively pursue with the other Health Care unions, where more than one union is certified with the Employer, a joint union/employer committee for the purposes of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. (b) Employees who are members of the Committee shall be granted leave without loss of pay or receive straight-time regular wages while attending meetings of the Joint Committee. Employees who are members of the Committee shall be granted leave without loss of pay or receive straight-time regular wages to participate in joint workplace inspections and joint accident investigations at the request of the Committee pursuant to the WCB Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. Committee meetings, workplace inspections and accident investigations shall be scheduled during normal working hours whenever practicable. (c) The Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall have as part of its mandate the jurisdiction to receive complaints or concerns regarding workload problems which are safety-related, the right to investigate such complaints, the right to define the problem and the right to make recommendations for a solution. Where the Committee determines that a safety-related workload problem exists, it shall inform the Employer. Within 21 days thereafter, the Employer shall advise the Committee what steps it has taken or proposes to take to rectify the safety-related workload problem identified by the Committee. If the Union is not satisfied with the Employer's response, it may refer the matter to the Industry Trouble shooter for a written recommendation. (d) No employee shall be disciplined for refusal to work when excused by the provisions of the

  • Health & Safety Committee The Employer agrees to establish a Health & Safety Committee for all employees of the company under the auspices of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). The Committee shall be made up of an equal number (not less than one each) of non-bargaining unit and bargaining unit persons who have completed their probationary period. The Union has the right to appoint the members representing the bargaining unit. The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings and post them in the shop. One copy will be forwarded to the Union office.

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