Joint Return to Work Sample Clauses

Joint Return to Work. (i) The Employer and the Union recognize that an early return to productive employment at the appropriate time can assist ill or injured workers in achieving rehabilitation and allow them to maintain their personal dignity and financial stability.
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Joint Return to Work. The employee acknowledges her obligations and the Employer acknowledges the Employer’s obligations regarding an Early and Safe Return to Work and Labour Market Re-Entry programs as may be set out under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, and the Human Rights Code. The Union agrees that this collective agreement will be interpreted in such a way as to permit those obligations to be discharged. Each facility will review with the Union at the Labour Management Committee within three (3) months of ratification its Early and Safe Return to Work and Labour Market Re-Entry programs for work related injuries. The Employer agrees that its Early and Safe Return to Work and Labour Market Re-entry programs will include a statement that the Employer will make reasonable effort to provide modified duties. If, having commenced a modified/light/alternate work program, the employee raises an objection, the Employer will notify and meet with a member of the Union Committee to consult on the back to work program. Nothing in this language obligates the Employer to establish a modified/light/alternate work program, except as required by law.
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Joint Return to Work. 34.01 The employee acknowledges her obligations and the Employer acknowledges the Employer’s obligations regarding an Early and Safe Return to Work and Labour Market Re-Entry programs as may be set out under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, and the Human Rights Code. The Union agrees that this collective agreement will be interpreted in such a way as to permit those obligations to be discharged. Each facility will review with the Union at the Labour Management Committee within three (3) months of ratification its Early and Safe Return to Work and Labour Market Re-Entry programs for work related injuries. The Employer agrees that its Early and Safe Return to Work and Labour Market Re-entry programs will include a statement that the Employer will make reasonable effort to provide modified duties.
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Joint Return to Work. The Employer and the Union recognize that an early return to productive employment at the appropriate time can assist ill or injured workers in achieving rehabilitation and allow them to maintain their personal dignity and financial stability. • The Employer and the Union recognize that the Workplace Safety Insurance Board legislation and the Ontario Human Rights Code place an onus on the employer to accommodate injured and ill workers. • The Employer will make every reasonable effort pursuant to the provisions of the Ontario Human Rights Code and, where appropriate, WSIB legislation, to accommodate employees coming within the scope of this agreement with suitable alternate, temporary employment, by reviewing, and if necessary, modifying their regular duties. • In order to accommodate an employee said employee’s pre-injury position will be considered for modification. The goal will be to return the injured/ill worker to the essential duties of the pre-injury job. Modified work is temporary employment of a light or modified nature, calculated to assist in returning the employee to full regular duties. Such modified work is considered transitory by its nature and, although without formal time limits, it is generally anticipated that the worker will return to his/her usual job functions in the near future. • Upon receipt of medical documentation indicating the employees’s ability to return to work, the employee will meet with the representative from the Occupational Health and Safety Office accompanied by the Union Administrative Committee Member to discuss the employee’s return to modified duties. The parties recognize the importance of confidentiality of an employee’s health information. • Where the employee has sustained a work related injury, the employee shall be required to co-operate with the Employer as prescribed by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. • The application of this Article will be pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code or WSIB Legislation as the case may be. Where there is a conflict between this Article and the relevant legislation, the provisions of the legislation will prevail. Attached hereto and forming part of the Collective Agreement are the following Letters of Intent, Memorandum of Agreement, and Letters of Understanding: Letter of Intent Regarding Bi-Weekly Payroll Letter of Understanding Re: Emergency Response Plan Letter of Understanding Re: Employment Equity Letter of Understanding Regarding Mandatory Drug Testing Me...
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Joint Return to Work. The Employer and the Union recognize that an early return to productive employment at the appropriate time can assist ill or injured workers in achieving rehabilitation and allow them to maintain their personal dignity and financial stability. (b) The Employer and the Union recognize that the Workplace Safety Insurance Board legislation and the Ontario Human Rights Code place an onus on the Employer to accommodate injured and ill workers in a position where they will be treated with dignity and respect. (c) The Employer will make every reasonable effort pursuant to the provisions of the Ontario Human Rights Code and, where appropriate, WSIB legislation, to accommodate employees coming within the scope of this agreement with suitable alternate temporary employment by reviewing, and if necessary, modifying their regular duties. (d) In order to accommodate an employee said employee’s pre-injury position will be considered for modification. The goal will be to return the injured/ill worker to the essential duties of the pre-injury job. Modified work is temporary employment of a light or modified nature, calculated to assist in returning the employee to full regular duties. Such modified work is considered transitory by its nature and, although without formal time limits, it is generally anticipated that the worker will return to their usual job functions in the near future.
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Joint Return to Work. The Employer and the Union recognize that an early return to productive employment at the appropriate time can assist ill or injured workers in achieving rehabilitation and allow them to maintain their personal dignity and financial stability. The Employer and the Union recognize that the Workplace Safety Insurance Board legislation and the Ontario Human Rights Code place an onus on the employer to accommodate injured and ill workers. The Employer will make every reasonable effort pursuant to the provisions of the Ontario Human Rights Code and, where appropriate, legislation, to accommodate employees coming within the scope of this agreement with suitable alternate, temporary employment, by reviewing, and if necessary, modifying their regular duties. In order to accommodate an employee said employee’s pre- position will be considered for modification. The goal will be to return the worker to the essential duties of the pre- job. Modified work is temporary employment of a light or modified nature, calculated to assist in returning the employee to full regular duties. Such modified work is considered transitory by its nature and, although without formal time limits, it is generally anticipated that the worker will return to usual job functions in the near future. Upon receipt of medical documentation indicating the employee’s ability to return to work, the employee will meet with the Employee Relations Manager designate, the employee’s supervisor and a representative from the Occupational Health and Safety Office, where appropriate, accompanied by the Union Administrative Committee Member to discuss the employee’s return to modified duties. The parties recognize the importance of confidentiality of an employee’s health information.
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Related to Joint Return to Work

  • Graduated Return to Work Where an Employee is not receiving benefits from another source and is working less than his/her regular working hours in the course of a graduated return-to-work as the Employee recovers from an illness or injury, the Employee may use any unused sick/short term disability allocation remaining, if any, for the portion of the day where the Employee is unable to work due to illness or injury. A partial sick/short term leave day will be deducted for an absence of a partial day in the same proportion as the duration of the absence is to an employee’s regular hours. Where an employee returns on a graduated return to work from a WSIB/LTD claim, and is working less than his/her regular hours, WSIB and LTD will be used to top up the employee’s wages, as approved and if applicable. Where an employee returns on a graduated return to work from an illness which commenced in the previous fiscal year, • and is not receiving benefits from another source; • and is working less than his/her regular hours of work; • and has sick leave days and/or short-term disability days remaining from the previous year The employee can access those remaining days to top up their wages proportional to the hours not worked. Where an employee returns on a graduated return to work from an illness which commenced in the previous fiscal year, • and is not receiving benefits from another source, • and is working less than his/her regular hours of work, • and has no sick leave days and/ or short-term disability days remaining from the previous year, the employee will receive 11 days of sick leave paid at 100% of the new reduced working hours. When the employee’s hours of work increase during the graduated return to work, the employee’s sick leave will be adjusted in accordance with the new schedule. In accordance with paragraph c), the Employee will also be allocated one hundred and twenty (120) short-term disability days payable at ninety percent (90%) of regular salary proportional to the hours scheduled to work under the graduated return to work. The new pro-rated sick/short-term leave allocation may not be used to top-up from part-time to full-time hours.

  • Return to Work (a) The parties recognize the duty of reasonable accommodation for individuals under the Human Rights Code of Ontario and agree that this Collective Agreement will be interpreted in such a way as to permit the Employer and the Union to discharge that duty. To that end, the Home and the Union agree to cooperate in complying with the Ontario Human Rights Code.

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