Illness or Disability Known in Advance. Where a relief Employee knows in advance that he/she will be ill or disabled (e.g. scheduled surgery), the Employee shall immediately advise the Employer. It is acknowledged that the relief Employee will not be available for relief work during the period of incapacity and the Employer will not assign/offer the Employee any relief shifts for that period.
a) Sick Leave to Occur within Posted and Confirmed Period Where the Employee is advised that the pending sick leave is to occur within the posted and confirmed period (i.e. within fourteen (14) calendar days from date of becoming aware of the pending sick leave) the relief Employee shall be:
i) eligible for and offered relief work, in accordance with Article 27.04 – Assignment of Relief Work, from date of becoming aware of the pending sick leave to the day before the date of illness or disability;
ii) eligible to access his/her accumulated sick leave credits, in accordance with Article 31 – Sick Leave, for all scheduled working hours as of the date of illness or disability, up to and including the fourteenth (14th) calendar day from the date of becoming aware of pending sick leave. If the relief Employee’s sick leave credits expire during this period, the relief Employee shall be eligible to access the Bridge Benefit of the Disability Income Plan in accordance with the terms of the Plan;
iii) eligible to access the Bridge Benefit of the Disability Income Plan in accordance with the terms of the Plan as of the fifteenth (15th) calendar day from the date of becoming aware of the pending sick leave. No further deductions shall be made from that Employee’s accumulated sick leave credits for same.
Illness or Disability Known in Advance. Where a relief Employee knows in advance that she/he will be ill or disabled (e.g. scheduled surgery), the Employee shall immediately advise the Employer. It is acknowledged that the relief Employee will not be available for relief work during the period of incapacity and the Employer will not assign/offer the Employee any relief shifts for that period.
