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

Modified Work/Return to Work Programs. (a) The Employer and the Union recognize that 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 in order to enable their early and safe return to work. (b) When developing a modified work program, the Employer will notify and meet with the employee, a member of the local executive and a staff representative of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (if necessary), to discuss the circumstances surrounding the Employee’s return to suitable work. (c) The parties undertake to provide safe and meaningful employment for both permanently or temporarily disabled nurses based on the following principles: i) A nurse has the right to employment following an injury or illness if the nurse is able to perform either the essential duties of their pre- injury/illness job or any other available suitable modified work. ii) A nurse participating in this program shall be paid the applicable hourly rate in accordance with the Collective Agreement. iii) A nurse with a disability has the right to have the 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 available suitable work. iv) A nurse with a disability, who pre-injury/illness job cannot be accommodated to allow the nurse to perform the essential duties of that particular job, shall be offered available alternative work that is comparable in nature and salary to the pre-injury/illness employment. v) The Employer shall be obliged to accommodate a nurse as noted above up to undue hardship. (d) For full-time nurses where a medical condition requires a nurse to reduce their regular work hours, all hours not worked will be deducted from their illness credits.

Modified Work/Return to Work Programs. (a) K-1 The Employer will notify the Bargaining Unit President of the names of all nurses who go off work due to a work related injury or when a nurse goes on Long Term Disability. K-2 When it has been medically determined that a nurse is unable to return to the full duties of her/his position due to a disability, the Employer will notify and meet with a staff representative of the Ontario Nurses' Association and a member of the Local Executive to discuss the circumstances surrounding the nurse's return to suitable work. K-3 The Hospital and the Union recognize that the purpose of modified work/return to work programs programs, is to provide fair and consistent practices for accommodating nurses employees who have been ill, injured or permanently disabled in order disabled, to enable their early and safe return to work. (b) When developing a modified work program, the Employer will notify and meet with the employee, a member of the local executive and a staff representative of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (if necessary), to discuss the circumstances surrounding the Employee’s return to suitable work. (c) . The parties will undertake to provide safe and meaningful employment for both permanently or temporarily disabled nurses employees based on the following principles: i(a) A nurse has the right to employment following an injury or illness if the nurse employee is able to perform either the essential duties of their pre- pre-injury/illness job or any other available suitable modified workwork available. ii(b) A nurse participating in this program shall on a temporary basis, will be paid the their applicable hourly rate in accordance with the Collective Agreement. A nurse who requires permanent modified work will be paid the usual rate for the position. iii(c) 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 available suitable workwork if available. iv(d) A nurse with a disability, who whose pre-injury/illness job cannot be accommodated to allow the nurse them to perform the essential duties of that particular job, shall be offered available alternative suitable work. Every attempt will be made to offer alternative work that is comparable in nature and salary to the pre-injury/illness employmentemployment if available. v) The Employer shall be obliged to accommodate a nurse as noted above up to undue hardship. (d) For full-time nurses where a medical condition requires a nurse to reduce their regular work hours, all hours not worked will be deducted from their illness credits.

Modified Work/Return to Work Programs. (a) The Employer and the Union recognize that 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 in order to enable their early and safe return to work. (b) When developing a modified work program, the Employer will notify and meet with the employee, a member of the local executive and a staff representative of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (if necessary), to discuss the circumstances surrounding the Employee’s return to suitable work. (c) The parties undertake to provide safe and meaningful employment for both permanently or temporarily disabled nurses based on the following principles: i) A nurse has the right to employment following an injury or illness if the nurse she/he is able to perform either the essential duties of their her/his pre- injury/illness job or any other available suitable modified work. ii) A nurse participating in this program shall be paid the applicable hourly rate in accordance with the Collective Agreement. iii) A nurse with a disability has the right to have the workplace modified to accommodate their her/his needs in order to facilitate an early and safe return to work to their her/his pre-injury/illness job or other available suitable work. iv) A nurse with a disability, who pre-injury/illness job cannot be accommodated to allow the nurse her/him to perform the essential duties of that particular job, shall be offered available alternative work that is comparable in nature and salary to the pre-injury/illness employment. v) The Employer shall be obliged to accommodate a nurse as noted above up to undue hardship. (d) For full-time nurses where a medical condition requires a nurse to reduce their regular work hours, all hours not worked will be deducted from their illness credits.

Modified Work/Return to Work Programs. (a) The Employer and the Union recognize that 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 in order to enable their early and safe return to work. (b) When developing a modified work program, the Employer will notify and meet with the employee, a member of the local executive and a staff representative of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (if necessary), to discuss the circumstances surrounding the Employee’s return to suitable work. (c) The parties undertake to provide safe and meaningful employment for both permanently or temporarily disabled nurses based on the following principles: i) A nurse has the right to employment following an injury or illness if the nurse is able to perform either the essential duties of their pre- pre-injury/illness job or any other available suitable modified work. ii) A nurse participating in this program shall be paid the applicable hourly rate in accordance with the Collective Agreement. iii) A nurse with a disability has the right to have the 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 available suitable work. iv) A nurse with a disability, who pre-injury/illness job cannot be accommodated to allow the nurse to perform the essential duties of that particular job, shall be offered available alternative work that is comparable in nature and salary to the pre-injury/illness employment. v) The Employer shall be obliged to accommodate a nurse as noted above up to undue hardship. (d) For full-time nurses where a medical condition requires a nurse to reduce their regular work hours, all hours not worked will be deducted from their illness credits.

Modified Work/Return to Work Programs. (a) K-1 The Employer will notify the Bargaining Unit President of the names of all nurses who go off work due to a work related injury or when a nurse goes on Long Term Disability. K-2 When it has been medically determined that a nurse is unable to return to the full duties of their position due to a disability, the Employer will notify and meet with a staff representative of the Ontario Nurses' Association and a member of the Local Executive to discuss the circumstances surrounding the nurse's return to suitable work. K-3 The Hospital and the Union recognize that the purpose of modified work/return to work programs programs, is to provide fair and consistent practices for accommodating nurses employees who have been ill, injured or permanently disabled in order disabled, to enable their early and safe return to work. (b) When developing a modified work program, the Employer will notify and meet with the employee, a member of the local executive and a staff representative of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (if necessary), to discuss the circumstances surrounding the Employee’s return to suitable work. (c) . The parties will undertake to provide safe and meaningful employment for both permanently or temporarily disabled nurses employees based on the following principles: i(a) A nurse has the right to employment following an injury or illness if the nurse employee is able to perform either the essential duties of their pre- pre-injury/illness job or any other available suitable modified workwork available. ii(b) A nurse participating in this program shall on a temporary basis, will be paid the their applicable hourly rate in accordance with the Collective Agreement. A nurse who requires permanent modified work will be paid the usual rate for the position. iii(c) 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 available suitable workwork if available. iv(d) A nurse with a disability, who whose pre-injury/illness job cannot be accommodated to allow the nurse them to perform the essential duties of that particular job, shall be offered available alternative suitable work. Every attempt will be made to offer alternative work that is comparable in nature and salary to the pre-injury/illness employmentemployment if available. v) The Employer shall be obliged to accommodate a nurse as noted above up to undue hardship. (d) For full-time nurses where a medical condition requires a nurse to reduce their regular work hours, all hours not worked will be deducted from their illness credits.