Modified Work/Return to Work Programs. The Hospital and the Association recognize the purpose of modified work/return to work programs, is to provide fair and consistent practices for accommodating nurses who have been ill, injured or permanently disabled, to enable their early and safe return to work. The parties undertake to provide safe and meaningful employment for both permanently or temporarily disabled nurses based on the following principles: 1. A nurse has the right to employment following an injury or illness if the Employee is able to perform either the essential duties of their pre- injury/illness job or any other suitable modified work. 2. A nurse participating in this program will be paid their applicable hourly rate in accordance with the Collective Agreement. 3. A nurse with a disability has the right to have the work or workplace modified to accommodate their needs in order to facilitate an early and safe return to work to their pre-injury/illness job or other suitable work. 4. A nurse with a disability, whose pre-injury/illness job cannot be accommodated to allow them to perform the essential duties of that particular job, shall be offered alternative suitable work. Every reasonable attempt will be made to offer alternative work that is comparable in nature and salary to the pre-injury/illness employment. 5. In order to return a worker with a disability to her/his pre-injury/illness job, appropriate accommodation may include, but is not limited to modifications to the job or work station, reorganization of the work, provision of additional staff and/or retraining of the worker in order to perform the essential duties of the pre-injury/illness job or alternative suitable work.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Modified Work/Return to Work Programs. The Hospital and the Association recognize the purpose of modified work/return to work programs, is to provide fair and consistent practices for accommodating nurses who have been ill, injured or permanently disabled, to enable their early and safe return to work. The parties undertake to provide safe and meaningful employment for both permanently or temporarily disabled nurses based on the following principles:
1. A nurse has the right to employment following an injury or illness if the Employee is able to perform either the essential duties of their pre- injury/illness job or any other suitable modified work.
2. A nurse participating in this program will be paid their applicable hourly rate in accordance with the Collective AgreementAgreement or at the rate of the accommodated job, whichever is higher.
3. A nurse with a disability has the right to have the work or workplace modified to accommodate their needs in order to facilitate an early and safe return to work to their pre-injury/illness job or other suitable work.
4. A nurse with a disability, whose pre-injury/illness job cannot be accommodated to allow them to perform the essential duties of that particular job, shall be offered alternative suitable work. Every reasonable attempt will be made to offer alternative work that is comparable in nature and salary to the pre-injury/illness employment.
5. In order to return a worker with a disability to her/his pre-injury/illness job, appropriate accommodation may include, but is not limited to modifications to the job or work station, reorganization of the work, provision of additional staff and/or retraining of the worker in order to perform the essential duties of the pre-injury/illness job or alternative suitable work.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Modified Work/Return to Work Programs. The Hospital and the Association Union recognize the purpose of modified work/return to work programs, is to provide fair and consistent practices for accommodating nurses who have been ill, injured or permanently disabled, to enable their early and safe return to work. The parties undertake to provide safe and meaningful employment for both permanently or temporarily disabled nurses based on the following principles:
1. A nurse has the right to employment following an injury or illness if the Employee is able to perform either the essential duties of their pre- injury/illness job or any other suitable modified work.
2. A nurse participating in this program will be paid their the applicable hourly rate in accordance with the Collective Agreement.
3. A nurse with a disability has the right to have the work or workplace modified to accommodate their needs in order to facilitate an early and safe return to work to their pre-injury/illness job or other suitable work.
4. A nurse with a disability, whose pre-injury/illness job cannot be accommodated to allow them to perform the essential duties of that particular job, shall be offered alternative suitable work. Every reasonable attempt will be made to offer alternative work that is comparable in nature and salary to the pre-injury/illness employment.
5. In order to return a worker with a disability to her/his pre-injury/illness job, appropriate accommodation may include, but is not limited to modifications to the job or work station, reorganization of the work, provision of additional staff and/or retraining of the worker in order to perform the essential duties of the pre-injury/illness job or alternative suitable work.
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Samples: Collective Agreement