Income Protection Pending Approval of a WSIB Claim. A nurse who is absent from work as a result of illness or injury sustained at work, and whose claim for benefits from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has not yet been approved after the lapse of two (2) calendar weeks from the date of reporting her claim to the Employer, may use her or his sick leave credits. When the nurse’s banked credits have been exhausted, if approval of her claim is still pending, she or he may submit a claim for weekly indemnity benefits. Any payments under this clause shall be equal to the lesser of the benefits she would receive from WSIB or the benefit she would be entitled under the sick leave credits or the weekly indemnity. Payment will be retroactive to the first date of absence and the nurse will submit a written undertaking that any payment will be refunded to the Employer following final determination of the claim by the WSIB. If the WSIB does not approve the claim, the monies paid as an advance will be applied toward the benefit to which the nurse would be entitled under the sick leave credits or the weekly indemnity plan. Any payment under this provision may continue until the nurse has exhausted her sick leave credits or weekly indemnity.
Income Protection Pending Approval of a WSIB Claim. A nurse who is absent from work as a result of illness or injury sustained at work, and whose claim for benefits from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has not yet been approved after the lapse of two
