Common use of Modified Work/Return to Work Programs Clause in Contracts

Modified Work/Return to Work Programs. The Hospital and the Association recognize they have a joint responsibility under the Human Rights Code to attempt to accommodate the return to work of a nurse who is unable to perform all of the requirements of her or his position due to a disability. The Hospital and the Association recognize the purpose of modified work/return to work programs is to provide fair and consistent practices for accommodating employees who have been ill, injured or permanently disabled and to enable their early and safe return to work. P.1 The Hospital will notify the President of the Local Nurses' Association of the names of all nurses who go off work due to a work related injury or when a nurse goes on L.T.D., S.T.D. (for greater than thirty (30) days) and WSIB. P.2 When it has been medically determined that an employee is unable to return to work, the Hospital will meet with the affected employee and their Union representation. The purpose of the meeting will be to determine the circumstances surrounding the employee’s return to work and to create a return to work plan, if required. P.3 The Hospital agrees to provide the employee with a copy of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board Form 7 at the same time as it is sent to the Board.

Modified Work/Return to Work Programs. The Hospital and the Association recognize they have a joint responsibility under the Human Rights Code to attempt to accommodate the return to work of a nurse an employee who is unable to perform all of the requirements of her or his position due to a disability. The Hospital and the Association recognize the purpose of modified work/return to work programs is to provide fair and consistent practices for accommodating employees who have been ill, injured or permanently disabled and to enable their early and safe return to work. P.1 K.1 The Hospital will notify the President of the Local Nurses' Association of the names of all nurses employees who go off work due to a work related injury or when a nurse an employee goes on L.T.D., S.T.D. (for greater than thirty (30) days) and WSIB. P.2 K.2 When it has been medically determined that an employee is unable to return to work, the Hospital will meet with the affected employee and their Union representation. The purpose of the meeting will be to determine the circumstances surrounding the employee’s return to work and to create a return to work plan, if required. P.3 K.3 The Hospital agrees to provide the employee with a copy of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board Form 7 at the same time as it is sent to the Board.