Sick Pay 23.1 When a seafarer is landed at any port because of sickness or injury, a pro rata payment of their basic wages plus guaranteed or, in the case of officers, fixed overtime, shall continue until they have been repatriated at the Company’s expense as specified in Article 20.
23.2 Thereafter the seafarers shall be entitled to sick pay at the rate equivalent to their basic wage while they remain sick up to a maximum of 130 days. The provision of sick pay following repatriation shall be subject to submission of a valid medical certificate, without undue delay.
23.3 However, in the event of incapacity due to an accident the basic wages shall be paid until the injured seafarer has been cured or until a medical determination is made in accordance with clause 25.2 concerning permanent disability.
23.4 Proof of continued entitlement to sick pay shall be by submission of satisfactory medical reports, endorsed, where necessary, by a Company appointed doctor. If a doctor appointed by or on behalf of the seafarer disagrees with the assessment, a third doctor may be nominated jointly between the Company and the Union and the decision of this doctor shall be final and binding on both parties.
Bilingual Pay Where the Employer currently pays bilingual pay or bonuses, it shall continue to do so. The Employer retains discretion to initiate bilingual pay or bonuses. The minimum bilingual bonus or hourly equivalent is $25 per pay period. The Employer may not require an employee to use bilingual skills without paying the appropriate bonus or pay. This does not apply to employees where such skills are in the classification specification.
Safety Footwear 1. The State will provide employees in the positions listed in Section 3 below, and employees who are currently required to wear safety footwear by Department Work Rules, an allowance of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for replacement of safety footwear. This allowance will be paid to employees on a semiannual basis, with half paid in January and half paid in July to eligible employees on the payroll at the time of the payments. Employees of Departments with work rules that provide such safety footwear will not be eligible for the safety footwear allowance.
2. Safety footwear purchased must meet ANSI standards where applicable. Requirements for the wearing of safety footwear will be in accordance with work rules published by the State.
3. Positions required to wear safety footwear:
Overtime-Exempt Employees Employees who are not covered by the overtime provisions of state and federal law.
Separation Pay Company may terminate this Agreement at any time whether or not such termination constitutes “Proper Cause” as defined in Section 7 hereof. In the event Company terminates this Agreement without Proper Cause as defined in Section 7 hereof:
(1) The Officer shall not be considered an employee after the effective date of the termination.
(2) Company shall pay to Officer an amount equal to two (2) times Officer’s annual salary at the time of termination (“Separation Pay”).
(3) Company shall pay the Officer the Separation Pay over a period of twenty-four (24) months in equal installments less all withholdings required by law and authorized deductions, at intervals consistent with Company payroll practices.
(4) Officer will not be entitled to receive any benefits or bonuses described in Section 3(b) and (c) hereof.
(5) Officer will be entitled to receive such Separation Pay only if the Officer executes and does not revoke a Release of all claims and liabilities in form prescribed by Company.
(6) Following termination without cause, Officer is entitled to elect insurance coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for a period of up to eighteen (18) months following officers termination, and Company shall be obligated to pay on behalf of Officer the monthly premium cost for Officer’s health/medical coverage under COBRA, less the same contribution as required by employee’s group life and health insurance coverages pursuant to the prevailing policies and practices of the Company (now and in the future) with respect to similarly positioned officers of the Company or its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates.
(7) Nothing herein shall restrict the Officer’s vested rights, if any, pursuant to Company’s 401(k) Plan, Retirement Income Plan, Basic Retirement Plan, 2001 Incentive Plan, or any similar plans. Notwithstanding the Officer receiving any payments under the terms of this Section, on the date of the Officer’s termination, all vesting, for purposes of the Company’s 401(k) Plan, Retirement Income Plan, Basic Retirement Plan, 2001 Incentive Plan, or other such plans, shall cease.
Premium Pay “Premium Pay” is a special pay rate for working during times that are less desirable, such as weekends, holidays or late shifts. The City will not pay the Consultant Premium Pay.
ACCIDENT MAKE-UP PAY 28.1 The employer will pay an employee accident pay, as defined in clause 9 – Definitions, where the employee receives an injury for which weekly payments of compensation are payable by or on behalf of the employer pursuant to the provisions of the relevant workers’ compensation legislation as amended from time to time.
28.2 The employer shall pay accident pay as defined in this clause, during the incapacity of their employee/s arising from any one work-related injury, for a total of fifty-two (52) weeks - irrespective of whether such incapacity is in one (1) continuous period or not.
28.3 The provisions of this Clause will not result in any ‘double dipping’ in respect to benefits payable to an employee.
28.4 The liability of the employer to pay accident pay in accordance with this Clause will arise as at the date of the injury or accident in respect of which compensation is payable under the said relevant workers’ compensation legislation and the termination of the employee’s employment for any reason during the period of any incapacity will in no way affect the liability of the employer to pay accident pay as provided in this clause.
28.5 In the event that an employee receives a lump sum in redemption of weekly payments under the relevant legislation, the liability of the employer to pay accident pay as herein provided will cease from the date of such redemption.
28.6 The employer may at any time apply to the FWC for exemption from the terms of this Clause on the grounds that an accident pay scheme proposed or implemented by the employer contains provisions generally not less favourable to the employees than the provisions of this clause.
Overtime and Premium Pay A nurse shall be paid at the rate of one and one- half (1½) times the nurse’s regular hourly rate of pay for all hours worked in any one category listed below, including statutory overtime pay under 9.4.1 or premium pay under 9.4.2 through
ACCIDENT PAY The company shall pay accident pay as defined in the award, during the incapacity of their employee/s arising from any one injury, for a total of fifty-two (52) weeks - irrespective of whether such incapacity is in one continuous period or not.
Footwear Where an employee is required by the College or by legislation, in order to perform his/her duties, to acquire and wear protective footwear, the employee shall provide the College with proof of purchase by March 1 each year and the College shall reimburse such employee, on the first pay day in April in each year, up to a maximum of one hundred and fifty dollar ($150.00). In situations other than the foregoing, the College may, in its discretion, (which discretion shall not be unreasonably exercised) reimburse such expense where it is recommended by the health and safety committee constituted under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
