Common use of Injury/Illness Off Duty Clause in Contracts

Injury/Illness Off Duty. Any employee who is unable to perform the duties of his/her regular position due to injury or other illness, as determined by the Company and supported by medical opinion, may be assigned or appointed to a position at the same or lower maximum rate of pay provided the employee is qualified and the position is vacant and available. Such appointments will be without regard to seniority provisions and the requirement to post the vacancy shall be waived. The new rate of pay for the selected position will take effect when the employee is appointed to the duties of the new position. For the purposes of calculating continuous employment, employees who are injured in their capacity as volunteer firefighters will not be considered to have had a break in service for their period of recovery, nor will they be terminated from employment as a direct result of those injuries for a period consistent with that of the long-term disability occupation period.