Common use of Minimum Short Term Sick Leave Guarantee Clause in Contracts

Minimum Short Term Sick Leave Guarantee. Each employee is guaranteed a paid short-term sick leave for a period of up to weeks from initial date of the illness. Employees who do not have weeks of accumulated sick leave credits under Article will be paid at the rate of of regular salary for the balance of such 15-week period beyond the date on which the sick leave credits expire. Short term sick leave will not be paid where the period of disability is less than consecutive working days. Employees who have exhausted their sick leave credits and who go on short term sick leave four weeks or later, after return to active employment in the cases of a new disability; or twelve weeks or later, after return to active employment in the case of recurrent or previous disability, will receive a salary of of regular salary for a period of up to weeks of absence from the date the illness began. In the case of a recurrent or previous disability, it is understood that if the employee ultimately qualifies to receive for any part of this week period, that the payment of salary under this paragraph shall be repaid to the Board, since an employee is not entitled to receive sick pay and at the same time. The provisions in the paragraphs a) and above will continue so long as the Board's Employment Insurance premiums continue to be reduced as a result of the Board's participation in the Human Resources Development Canada approved plan. It is understood that if at any time discontinues the reduction of premiums to the Board under its plan, that any payment of salary for sick leave, which is not covered by sick leave credits, will no longer apply. Should an employee be laid off or separated, by reason other than retirement, prior to termination of illness or injury, the payment of weekly indemnity benefits will cease at that time, only if: the disability began less than two months before the lay-off or separation, and a notice of lay-off or separation was given prior to the occurrence of the disability. In all other situations, the payment of benefits will continue beyond the date of lay-off or separation until the earliest of: the payment of a total of at least weeks of benefit, and the end of the disability.

Minimum Short Term Sick Leave Guarantee. Each employee is guaranteed a paid short-term sick leave for a period of up to weeks from initial date of the illness. Employees who do not have weeks of accumulated sick leave credits under Article will be paid at the rate of of regular salary for the balance of such 15-week period beyond the date on which the sick leave credits expire. Short term sick leave will not be paid where the period of disability is less than consecutive working days. Employees who have exhausted their sick leave credits and who go on short term sick leave four weeks or later, after return to active employment in the cases of a new disability; or twelve weeks or later, after return to active employment in the case of recurrent or previous disability, will receive a salary of of regular salary for a period of up to weeks of absence from the date the illness began. In the case of a recurrent or previous disability, it is understood that if the employee ultimately qualifies to receive for any part of this week period, that the payment of salary under this paragraph shall be repaid to the Board, since an employee is not entitled to receive sick pay and at the same time. The provisions in the paragraphs a) and above will continue so long as the Board's Employment Insurance premiums continue to be reduced as a result of the Board's participation in the Human Resources Development Canada approved plan. It is understood that if at any time discontinues the reduction of premiums to the Board under its plan, that any payment of salary for sick leave, which is not covered by sick leave credits, will no longer apply. Should an employee be laid off or separated, by reason other than retirement, prior to termination of illness or injury, the payment of weekly indemnity benefits will cease at that time, only if: the disability began less than two months before the lay-off or separation, and a notice of lay-off or separation was given prior to the occurrence of the disability. In all other situations, the payment of benefits will continue beyond the date of lay-off or separation until the earliest of: the payment of a total of at least weeks of benefit, and the end of the disability.

Minimum Short Term Sick Leave Guarantee. a) Each employee is guaranteed a paid short-term sick leave for a period of up to 15 weeks from initial date of the illness. Employees who do not have 15 weeks of accumulated sick leave credits under Article 21.01 will be paid at the rate of 66 2/3% of regular salary for the balance of such 15-week period beyond the date on which the sick leave credits expire. Short term sick leave will not be paid where the period of disability is less than 10 consecutive working days. . b) Employees who have exhausted their sick leave credits and who go on short term sick leave leave i) four weeks or later, after return to active employment in the cases of a new disability; or or ii) twelve weeks or later, after return to active employment in the case of recurrent or previous disability, will receive a salary of 66 2/3% of regular salary for a period of up to 15 weeks of absence from the date the illness began. In the case of a recurrent or previous disability, it is understood that if the employee ultimately qualifies to receive LTD for any part of this 15 week period, that the payment of salary under this paragraph shall be repaid to the Board, since an employee is not entitled to receive sick pay and LTD at the same time. . c) The provisions in the paragraphs a) and b) above will continue so long as the Board's ’s Employment Insurance premiums continue to be reduced as a result of the Board's ’s participation in the Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) approved plan. It is understood that if HRDC at any time discontinues the reduction of premiums to the Board under its plan, that any payment of salary for sick leave, which is not covered by sick leave credits, will no longer apply. . d) Should an employee be laid off or separated, by reason other than his/her retirement, prior to termination of his/her illness or injury, the payment of his/her weekly indemnity benefits will cease at that time, only if: : i) the disability began less than two months before the lay-off or separation, and and ii) a notice of lay-off or separation was given prior to the occurrence of the disability. In all other situations, the payment of benefits will continue beyond the date of lay-off or separation until the earliest of: : i) the payment of a total of at least 15 weeks of benefit, and ii) the end of the disability.

Minimum Short Term Sick Leave Guarantee. Each employee is guaranteed a paid short-term sick leave for a period of up to weeks from initial date of the illness. Employees who do not have weeks of accumulated sick leave credits under Article will be paid at the rate of of regular salary for the balance of such 15-week period beyond the date on which the sick leave credits expire. Short term sick leave will not be paid where the period of disability is less than consecutive working days. Employees who have exhausted their sick leave credits and who go on short term sick leave four weeks or later, after return to active employment in the cases of a new disability; , or twelve weeks or later, after return to active employment in the case of recurrent or previous disability, will receive a salary of of regular salary for a period of up to weeks of absence from the date the illness began. In the case of a recurrent or previous disability, it is understood that if the employee ultimately qualifies to receive for any part of this week period, that the payment of salary under this paragraph shall be repaid to the Board, since an employee is not entitled to receive sick pay and at the same time. The provisions in the paragraphs a) and above will continue so long as the Board's ’s Employment Insurance premiums continue to be reduced as a result of the Board's ’s participation in the Human Resources Development Canada approved plan. It is understood that if at any time discontinues the reduction of premiums to the Board under its plan, that any payment of salary for sick leave, which is not covered by sick leave credits, will no longer apply. Should an employee be laid off or separated, by reason other than retirement, prior to termination of illness or injury, the payment of weekly indemnity benefits will cease at that time, only if: the disability began less than two months before the lay-off or separation, and a notice of lay-off or separation was given prior to the occurrence of the disability. In all other situations, the payment of benefits will continue beyond the date of lay-off or separation until the earliest of: the payment of a total of at least weeks of benefit, and the end of the disability.