Medicare Allowance. A monthly allowance shall be applied against payments provided for under any government medical care program in the following manner:
A) Participating employees, if single, an allowance of $8.00 per month or, if married, an allowance of $14.00 per month. Such allowance will first be used to pay any amount the Company is, or might be in the future, required to pay for such medical-surgical benefits under any government medical care program. If no monthly amount is payable or if the monthly amount payable or to be payable by an employee, or by an employee and the Company, account basic medical-surgical benefits, is less than the allowance, the difference will be paid to the employee on the payroll and if the monthly amount is greater the difference will be deducted from the employee’s wages. Subject to the provisions of the above clauses, the allowance will be made in respect of each participating employee provided he performs compensated service during the month for which the allowance is made. Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 21.11, a participating employee who does not perform compensated service in any calendar month but who is in receipt of a weekly indemnity payment under the provisions of the employee Benefit Plan will be treated as follows:
i) If he is resident in a province where a Medicare premium or Medicare tax is payable, he will be eligible for the amount of such premium. or tax up to the maximum amount stipulated in Clause 21.11(A), or such lesser amount as is required to pay the premium or tax in such province. For those provinces where the premiums are paid for by the Company, this will not apply.
ii) If he is resident in a province where no Medicare premium or Medicare tax is required, no payment will be made.
Medicare Allowance a) It is understood and agreed this Clause only applies to employees accumulating seniority under the terms of this Agreement.
b) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Clause participating employees will receive a Medicare Allowance as follows: Province Payment per pay period (26 per year) With No Dependants With Dependants Quebec $4.60 $4.60 All Other Provinces $2.53 $5.29 c) Such monthly allowances will first be used to pay amounts that the Company is, or might in the future, be required to pay for such medical-surgical benefits under any government medical care program.
Medicare Allowance. A monthly allowance shall be applied against payments provided for under any government medical care program in the following manner:
Medicare Allowance a) It is understood and agreed this Clause only applies to employees accumulating seniority under the terms of this Agreement.
b) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Clause participating employees will receive a Medicare Allowance as follows: Province Payment per pay period (26 per year) With No Dependants With Dependants Quebec $4.60 $4.60 All Other Provinces $2.53 $5.29
c) Such monthly allowances will first be used to pay amounts that the Company is, or might in the future, be required to pay for such medical-surgical benefits under any government medical care program.
d) If no amount is payable under paragraph (c) above or if the amount payable or to be payable by an employee or by an employee and the Company account basic medical-surgical benefits is less than the monthly allowance, the difference will be paid to the employee on the payroll and if the amount is greater, the difference will be deducted from the employee’s wages.
e) Subject to the provisions of this Clause, the monthly allowance will be made in respect of each participating employee provided he performs compensated service during the month for which the allowance is made.
f) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (e), a participating employee who does not perform compensated service in any calendar month but who is in receipt of a weekly indemnity payment under the provisions of the Employee Benefit Plan will receive payment in accordance with paragraphs (b), (c) and (d).
Medicare Allowance. Effective July All existing payments of premiums by the Company for basic medical-surgical benefits for employees covered by this Agreement shall be discontinued and will be replaced by a monthly allowance to be applied against payments provided for under any government medical care programme in the following manner:
(a) Participating employees, regardless of marital status, resident in the Province of Quebec, an allowance of per month. Participating employees, other than those resident in the Province of Quebec, if single, an allowance of per month or, if married, an allowance of per month. Note: The monthly allowance referred to above will be paid as follows: In the Province of Quebec an amount of each pay period. than the Province of Quebec: Married employees, each pay period; single employees, each pay period. Such allowance will first be used to pay any amount the Railway is, or might be in the future, required to pay for such medical-surgical benefits under any government medical care programme. If no monthly amount is payable or if the monthly amount payable or to be payable by an employee, or by an employee and the Railway, account basic medical-surgical benefits, is less than the allowance, the difference will be paid to the employee on the payroll and if the monthly amount is greater the difference will be deducted from the employee’s wages. Subject to the provisions of the above paragraph, the allowance will be made in respect of each participating employee represented by the Union signatory hereto, provided he performs compensated service during the month for which the allowance is made. Notwithstandingthe provisions of Article a participating employee who does not perform compensated service in any calendar month but who is in receipt of a weekly indemnity payment under the provisions of the Employee Benefit Plan will be treated as follows: If he is resident in a province where a medicare premium or medicare tax is payable, he will be eligible for the amount of such premium or tax up to the maximum amount stipulated in Article or such lesser amount as is required to pay the premium or tax in such province. If he is resident in a province where no medicare premium or medicare tax is required, no payment will be made. Note: “Participating employee” referred to above has the same meaning as set out in the Employee Benefit Plan Supplemental Agreement dated March
Medicare Allowance. A monthly allowance shall be applied against payments provided for under any government medical care programme in the following manner:
A) Participating employees, if single, an allowance of $8.00 per month or, if married, an allowance of $14.00 per month. Such allowance will first be used to pay any amount the Company is, or might be in the future, required to pay for such medical-surgical benefits under any government medical care program. If no monthly amount is payable or if the monthly amount payable or to be payable by an employee, or by an employee and the Company, account basic medical-surgical benefits, is less than the allowance, the difference will be paid to the employee on the payroll and if the monthly amount is greater the difference will be deducted from the employee's wages.
Medicare Allowance a) It is understood and agreed this Clause only applies to employees accumulating seniority under the terms of this Agreement.
b) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Clause participating employees will receive a Medicare Allowance as follows:
c) Such monthly allowances will first be used to pay amounts that the Company is, or might in the future, be required to pay for such medical-surgical benefits under any government medical care program.
d) If no amount is payable under paragraph (c) above or if the amount payable or to be payable by an employee or by an employee and the Company account basic medical- surgical benefits is less than the monthly allowance, the difference will be paid to the employee on the payroll and if the amount is greater, the difference will be deducted from the employee’s wages.
e) Subject to the provisions of this Clause, the monthly allowance will be made in respect of each participating employee provided he performs compensated service during the month for which the allowance is made.
f) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (e), a participating employee who does not perform compensated service in any calendar month but who is in receipt of a weekly indemnity payment under the provisions of the Employee Benefit Plan will receive payment in accordance with paragraphs (b), (c) and (d).
Medicare Allowance. 29.1 Subject to the provisions of this article, a monthly medicare allowance shall be applied against payments provided for under any government medical care program.
29.2 For employees, regardless of marital status, resident in the Province of Quebec, the allowance shall be $10 per month. For employees, other than those resident in the Province of Quebec, if single, the allowance shall be $5.50 per month or, if married, the allowance shall be $11.50 per month.
29.3 Such allowance will first be used to pay any amount the Corporation is, or might be in the future, required to pay for such medical-surgical benefits under any government medical care program.
29.4 If no monthly amount is payable or if the monthly amount payable or to be payable by an employee, or by an employee and the Corporation, account basic medical-surgical benefits, is less than the allowance, the difference will be paid to the employee on the payroll and if the monthly amount is greater, the difference will be deducted from the employee’s wages.
29.5 Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 29.3 and 29.4, the allowance will be made in respect of each employee covered by this agreement, provided he performs compensated service during the month for which the allowance is made.
29.6 Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 29.5, an employee who does not perform service in any calendar month but who is in receipt of a weekly indemnity payment under the provisions of the “Benefit Plan for Train and Engine Service Employees” will be treated as follows:
(a) If he is resident in a province where a medicare premium or medicare tax is payable, he will be eligible for the amount of such premium or tax up to the maximum amount stipulated in paragraph 29.2, or such lesser amount as is required to pay the premium or tax in such province.
(b) If he is resident in a province where no medicare premium or medicare tax is required, no payment will be made.
29.7 The application of this article shall not result in a duplicate payment consequent upon the inclusion of a medicare payment provision in any other agreement.
