Payment Pending Determination of WSIB Claims. An employee who is absent from work as a result of an illness or injury sustained at work and who has been awaiting approval of claim for WSIB benefits for a period longer than one complete shift may apply to the Health Centre for payment equivalent to the lesser of the benefit she would receive from WSIB benefits if her claim was approved, or the benefit to which she would be entitled under the short term sick leave plan. Payment will be provided only if the employee provides evidence of disability satisfactory to the Health Centre and a written undertaking satisfactory to the Health Centre that any payments will be refunded to the Health Centre following final determination of the claim by the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board. If the claim for WSIB benefits is not approved, the monies paid as an advance will be applied towards the benefits to which the employee would be entitled under the short-term sick leave plan. Any payment under this provision will continue for a maximum of fifteen (15) weeks.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Payment Pending Determination of WSIB Claims. applies to full-time employees only) An employee who is absent from work as a result of an illness or injury sustained at work and who has been awaiting approval of claim for WSIB benefits for a period longer than one complete shift pay period may apply to the Health Centre Hospital for payment equivalent to the lesser of the benefit she would receive from WSIB benefits if her claim was approved, or the benefit to which she would be entitled under the short term sick leave plan. Payment will be provided only if the employee provides evidence of disability satisfactory to the Health Centre Hospital and a written undertaking satisfactory to the Health Centre Hospital that any payments will be refunded to the Health Centre Hospital following final determination of the claim by the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board. If the claim for WSIB benefits is not approved, the monies paid as an advance will be applied towards the benefits to which the employee would be entitled under the short-short term sick leave plan. Any payment under this provision will continue for a maximum of fifteen (15) weeks.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Payment Pending Determination of WSIB Claims. An employee who is absent from work as a result of an illness or injury sustained at work and who has been awaiting approval of claim for WSIB benefits for a period longer than one complete shift pay period may apply to the Health Centre for payment equivalent to the lesser of the benefit she would receive from WSIB benefits if her claim was approved, or the benefit to which she would be entitled under the short term sick leave plan. Payment will be provided only if the employee provides evidence of disability satisfactory to the Health Centre and a written undertaking satisfactory to the Health Centre that any payments will be refunded to the Health Centre following final determination of the claim by the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board. If the claim for WSIB benefits is not approved, the monies paid as an advance will be applied towards the benefits to which the employee would be entitled under the short-short term sick leave plan. Any payment under this provision will continue for a maximum of fifteen (15) weeks.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement