Payment of Benefit Premiums. The Hospital shall continue to pay the premiums for benefits plans under Articles 20 and 16 for employees who are on paid leave of absence or on WSIB or at any time when salary is received. Such payment shall also continue while the employee is on sick leave (including the Employment Insurance Period) or on Long Term Disability to a maximum of thirty (30) months from the time the absence commenced, or for retirees who are in receipt of Pension Permanent Disability Benefits to a maximum of thirty (30) months from the time the absence commenced. Employees who are on layoff may continue to participate in the benefit plan, at their request, provided they make arrangements for payment and provided also that the layoff does not exceed one (1) year.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
