Non-occupational Accident and Sickness Insurance. The Welfare Plan will include Non-Occupational Accident and Sickness Insurance that will provide a benefit of sixty percent (60%) of the employee’s regular job rate to the maximums in the following table. Effective Date Benefit Maximum May 1, 2012 $845.00 per week May 1, 2013 $845.00 per week May 1, 2014 $845.00 per week May 1, 2015 $860.00 per week May 1, 2016 $880.00 per week Weekly Indemnity benefits will be payable beginning with the first day of disability caused by non-occupational accident and beginning with the fourth day of disability caused by non-occupational sickness, except that in those cases of non- occupational sickness, which result in the claimant being hospitalized as a bed patient, and in those cases where surgery is performed which necessitates loss of time from work, the said Weekly Indemnity benefits will be payable beginning with the first day of sickness. Benefits will be payable for a maximum of fifty-two (52) weeks during any one period of disability. Weekly Indemnity benefits which begin prior to age 65 will continue until the employee has received at least fifteen (15) weeks of benefits, or until the employee is no longer disabled or retires, whichever comes first. The premium structure for coverage of an employee over the age of 64 will be as follows: First three months 75% of Normal Premium Second three months 50% of Normal Premium Third three months 25% of Normal Premium Last three months No Premium Where the employee recovers an amount from a liable third party for loss of income as a result of the same accident or illness, they must reimburse the Plan once they receive 100% of their loss. One hundred percent (100%) of their loss includes gross wages lost.
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Samples: Labour Agreement, Labour Agreement
Non-occupational Accident and Sickness Insurance. (i) The Welfare Plan will include Non-Occupational occupational Accident and Sickness Insurance that will provide a benefit of sixty percent (60%) of the employee’s regular job rate to the maximums in the following table. Effective Date Benefit Maximum Note: The increases effective May 1, 2012 $845.00 per week 2010 and May 1, 2013 $845.00 per week 2011 reflect the May 1, 2014 $845.00 per week May 1, 2015 $860.00 per week May 1, 2016 $880.00 per week 2009 benefit being increased in accordance with the general wage increases effective on those dates. Weekly Indemnity benefits will be payable beginning with the first day of disability caused cased by non-occupational accident and beginning with the fourth day of disability caused by non-occupational sickness, except that in those cases of non- occupational sickness, which result results in the claimant being hospitalized as a bed patient, and in those cases where surgery is performed which necessitates loss of time from work, the said Weekly Indemnity benefits will be payable beginning with the first day of sickness. Benefits will be payable for a maximum of fifty-two (52) weeks during any one period of disability. Only one (1) waiting period will be required for serious illnesses which require kidney dialysis, chemotherapy, radiation or other similar recurring treatments. This will provide benefits, after the initial waiting period, for any subsequent lost time.
(ii) Weekly Indemnity indemnity benefits which begin prior to age 65 sixty-five (65) will continue until the employee has received at least fifteen (15) 15 weeks of benefits, or until the employee is no longer disabled or retires, whichever comes first. The premium structure for coverage of an employee over the age of 64 will be as follows: First three months 75% of Normal Premium Second three months 50% of Normal Premium Third three months 25% of Normal Premium Last three months No Premium Where the employee recovers an amount from a liable third party for loss of income as a result of the same accident or illness, they must reimburse the Plan once they receive 100% of their loss. One hundred percent (100%) of their loss includes gross wages lost.
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Samples: Labour Agreement