Placement of Disabled Employees. Subject to Article 14.05 (b) (vi) and Article 24.06, employees who have become unable to handle their regular jobs or employees who are partially disabled through sickness or accident will be given preference for such work as is suitable and available.
Placement of Disabled Employees. If an employee with seniority develops a permanent physical disability (certified to by a medical doctor, clinic or hospital) which renders him unable to satisfactorily meet the job performance requirement of his job classification, the City shall have the right to assign such employee to the first opening which occurs for which he is able to fully meet the job performance requirements, at the job classification rate therefore, such assignment to be made without regard to the job bidding procedures set forth herein. Prior to making an assignment under this section, the matter shall first be discussed with the Union's Grievance Committee. If, before making such assignment, the City requires certification as to such disability from a medical doctor, clinic or hospital of its choosing, the cost of the medical examination thus required shall be borne by the City. No employee who is placed in a job under this section shall receive a weekly salary that, when combined with any continuing Worker's Compensation benefit, is less than the amount of Worker's Compensation benefits he would have received if he were not placed in a job under this section, but continued receiving Worker's Compensation benefits.
(a) If an employee with seniority develops a temporary physical disability for a period to exceed five (5) working days, (certified to by a medical doctor, clinic or hospital) which renders him unable to satisfactorily meet the job performance requirements of his job classification, and if in the City's opinion there is available work which he can satisfactorily perform and the City has need for such work to be performed, the City shall have the right to assign such employee to that available work.
Placement of Disabled Employees. 1. Any temporarily disabled employee may be assigned, as determined by the Company, during the continuance of such disability, to any job in their line of progression beneath their job that may be suitable to his temporary disability or be assigned to any vacancy in any seniority section which may be suitable to his temporary disability, irrespective of seniority. An employee so assigned shall not promote or contest the promotion of other employees who are or may be assigned in the seniority section in which he is placed. An employee reassigned due to disability under this Section D(1) will forfeit his permanent job after five (5) years' absence from such position.
2. The existence and extent of a temporary disability shall be determined by the Company Physician; such temporary disability shall be reviewed at least every 90 calendar days; when the temporary disability of an employee is terminated or continued as determined by the Company Physician, the employee and the appropriate Company representatives shall be notified promptly in writing of such termination or continuation. In addition, a copy will be provided to the Union business office.
3. An employee who returns from such temporary assignment to his job within 2 years from the beginning date of such temporary assignment shall not forfeit any seniority rights and shall be promoted in accordance with his applicable seniority rights.
4. An employee who returns from such temporary assignment to his job after 2 years from the beginning date of such assignment shall not be permitted to contest the seniority of any employee(s) who have advanced around him or job preference claims made during his absence from his job, but if such employee is later promoted level-handed with any employee who has so advanced around him, he will reestablish his full seniority rights to all future seniority entitlements.
5. A temporarily disabled employee assigned to another job in his own line of progression shall retain his original seniority standing in such line in the event of a cutback during such assignment.
Placement of Disabled Employees. If an employee with seniority develops a permanent physical disability (certified to by a medical doctor, clinic, or hospital) which renders him or her unable to satisfactorily meet the job performance requirement of the job classification, the Employer shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to assign such employee to the first opening which occurs for which he or she is able to fully meet the job performance requirements, at the job classification rate therefor. Such assignment is to be made without regard to the job bidding procedures set forth herein. Prior to making an assignment under this section, the matter shall first be discussed with the Union at a special conference. If, before making such assignment, the Employer requires certification as to such disability from a medical doctor, clinic, or hospital of its choosing, the cost of the medical examination thus required shall be borne by the Employer.
