SHORT-TERM ILLNESS AND INJURY AND LONG-TERM DISABILITY Employees shall be entitled to coverage for short term illness and injury and long term disability in accordance with agreed upon regulations which will be subject to review and revision during the period of this Agreement by negotiations between the Parties and included as Appendix A to this Agreement.
VACANCIES, TERM POSITIONS AND NEW POSITIONS 3001 Subject to section 3002 herein, the Employer agrees to post notices of vacant, term or new positions covered under this Agreement for at least seven (7) days to enable nurses presently in the employ of the Employer to apply for same. Such posting shall not preclude the Employer from advertising outside the site premises. All postings shall state minimum qualifications required, the equivalent to full-time (E.F.T.) and date of closing of the competition. Job descriptions shall be available to applicants on request. 3002 The Employer will be required to post a notice of vacancy for only five (5) days for a vacancy that is created by:
Fixed Term Employees 31. The only terms of this Agreement that apply to employees who are not regular employees are those that are set out in Articles 31A, 32, 33 and 34. ARTICLE 31A – FIXED-TERM EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN SEASONAL, STUDENT AND GO TEMP EMPLOYEES (FXT) 31A.1 Articles 31A.2 to 31A.16 apply only to fixed-term employees other than seasonal, student and GO Temp employees.
SICK LEAVE AND LONG-TERM DISABILITY (Articles 12.01 to 12.11 apply to full-time nurses only)
LEAVE AND LONG-TERM DISABILITY (Articles to are related to Sick Leave and Long-term Disability will be incorporated in all collective agreements:) The Hospital shall provide a short-term sick leave plan at least equivalent to that described in the Hospitals of Ontario Disability Income Plan brochure. Copies of the brochure will be made available to employees upon request. The Hospital will pay seventy-five percent (75%) of the billed premium towards coverage of eligible employees under the long term disability plan or equivalent); employees shall pay the balance of the billed premiums through payroll deduction. The Hospital further agrees to pay employees an amount equal to any loss of benefits under for the first two days of the fourth and subsequent period of absence in any calendar year. Effective April employees with or more years service will be paid at the benefit level for all incidences of absence covered by Any dispute which may arise concerning an employee's entitlement to term or long-term benefits under may be subject to grievance and arbitration under the provisions of this Agreement. 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 a claim for Worker's Compensation for a period longer than one complete pay period may apply to the Hospital for payment equivalent to the lesser of the benefit the employee would receive from Workers' Compensation if the employee's claim was approved, or the benefit to which the employee would be entitled under the short term sick portion of the disability income plan or equivalent plan). Payment will be provided only if the employee provides evidence of disability satisfactory to the Hospital and a written undertaking satisfactory to the Hospitalthat any paymentswill be refunded to the Hospital following final determination of the claim by The Workers' Compensation Board. If the claim for Workers' Compensation 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 portion of the disability income plan. Any payment under this provisionwill continue for a maximum of fifteen (15) weeks. (The following clause will only appear in those collective agreements at hospitals where sick leave banks were established on the transfer to or equivalent:) Sick leave banks standing to the credit of an employee shall be utilized to supplement payment for sick leave days which would otherwise be paid at less than full wages, or for sick leave days at no wages. (Articles and will only appear in those collective agreements at hospitals which had sick leave credit pay out provisions in their collective agreements expiring December, Pay out of sick leave credits shall be made on termination of employment or, in the case of death, to the employee's estate. The amount of the payment shall be a cash settlement at the employee's then current salary rate for any unused sick credits to the maximum provided under the previous accumulating sick leave credit plan. Where an employee, employed as of the effective date of the transfer to or equivalent, did not have the required service to qualify for pay out on termination, he shall be entitled to the same pay out provisionsas set out in Article above, providing he subsequently achieves the necessary service to qualify for pay out under those provisions. Where an employee, with accumulated sick leave credits remaining, is prevented from working for the Hospital because of an occupational illness or accident that is recognized by the Workers' Compensation Board as compensable within the meaning of the Workers' Compensation Act the Hospital, on application from the employee, will supplement the award made by the Workers' Compensation Board for loss of wages to the employee by such amount that the award of the Workers' Compensation Board for loss of wages, together with the supplementation of the Hospital, will equal one hundred percent (100%) of the employee's net earnings to the limit of the employee'saccumulated sick leave credits. Employees may utilizesuch sick leave credits while awaiting approval of a claim for Workers' Compensation. (Note: The Hospital shall pay for such medical as it may require from time-to-time to certify an employee’s illness or ability to return to work. Any other related to Sick Leave and Long-Term Disability that existed in theexpiring Collective Agreementwill be continued and numbered in sequence as provisions of this Article, except such of an administrative nature related to this Article which will be continued in the Local Provisions Appendix.)
Long Term Leave Any employee who declines a reappointment as a Teaching Assistant in order to interrupt his/her program of graduate study for a period not to exceed one (1) year will not jeopardize his/her consideration for reappointment under Article l3.03.
Long Term Leaves a. A unit member may be granted a leave of absence, with or without pay, by the Board of Education upon recommendation of the Superintendent or designee for a period not to exceed one (1) year when such action is not contrary to the best interests of the District.
DEFINITIONS & GRADUATE NURSES 2.01 A registered nurse is a nurse who holds a Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario in accordance with the Regulated Health Professions Act, and the Nursing Act.
Long Term Leave of Absence The District may grant any employee an unpaid long-term leave of absence for up to one (1) year for study, child rearing, travel, medical, or other mutually agreed to reason(s). Upon Board approval leave may be extended an additional year. Employees granted such a leave shall be permitted to stay on the District insurance programs at their own expense (carriers permitting), shall not gain or lose seniority or other benefits, but shall not be granted advancement credit on the salary schedule for the period of the leave. Upon return from such leave, the employee shall be entitled to the same position or a position substantially equivalent to the position held prior to the leave.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND SECTOR SPECIFIC ALLOWANCES, CONDITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS The following allowances and conditions shall apply where relevant: Where the company does work which falls under the following headings, the company agrees to pay and observe the relevant respective conditions and/or exceptions set out below in each case.
