INCAPACITATED EMPLOYEES. 17.01 The Employer and the Union recognize their obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act to participate and cooperate in returning injured and disabled employees to active employment. 17.02 The Employer may provide suitable modified duties to an employee while awaiting a Company initiated IME. If it is not deemed feasible to retain the employee on the modified work program due to the medical condition, the Company will ensure that the employee does not incur a disruption of compensation, provided the employee attends the scheduled IME, unless they have a valid and a verifiable reason not to attend. 17.03 a) An employee assigned under this provision must submit current medical evidence of his/her disability with restrictions, limitations, and expected duration clearly identified by a duly qualified medical practitioner to the Employer. Upon request for a Functional Abilities Evaluation (FAE) form by the Company, an employee will be reimbursed 50% of the cost to have the form completed provided that the employee provides the company with a receipt.
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INCAPACITATED EMPLOYEES. 17.01 The Employer and the Union recognize their obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act to participate and cooperate in returning injured and disabled employees to active employment.
17.02 The Employer may provide suitable modified duties to an employee while awaiting a Company initiated IME. If it is not deemed feasible to retain the employee on the modified work program due to the medical condition, the Company will ensure that the employee does not incur a disruption of compensation, provided the employee attends the scheduled IME, unless they have a valid and a verifiable reason not to attend.
17.03 a) An employee assigned under this provision must submit current medical evidence of his/her her/their disability with restrictions, limitations, and expected duration clearly identified by a duly qualified medical practitioner to the Employer. Upon request for a Functional Abilities Evaluation (FAE) form by the Company, an employee will be reimbursed 50% of the cost to have the form completed provided that the employee provides the company with a receipt.
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Samples: Collective Agreement