Common use of National Agreement Benefit Provisions Clause in Contracts

National Agreement Benefit Provisions. (a) Vision Care (b) Weekly Indemnity Benefit (W.I.B.) (i) January 1, 2018 - Replace current STD/LTD with W.I.B. (ii) January 1, 2018 - Maximum benefit duration all regions – 104 weeks (iii) January 1, 2018 - Regional collective agreements with benefits less than the E.I. maximum will increase to $400.00 per week. (iv) January 1, 2019 – W.I.B. benefit in all regions equal to 70% of average weekly earnings equivalent to the E.I. maximums. (v) Any E.I. maximum reductions will not affect any benefit levels attained. (vi) Current waiting periods will remain in effect. (vii) The implementation of this plan cannot result in a reduction to any current plan amounts paid out weekly in any Province.