Common use of Re-entry policy Clause in Contracts

Re-entry policy. It is not contemplated that when a principal is medically retired from the teaching profession that they will return to work as either a principal or a teacher in the future. It is however acknowledged that in exceptional circumstances a principal may subsequently become medically fit to work in the teaching service. Where a principal who has been medically retired under any clause set out in this provision is declared medically fit by a registered medical specialist and is reemployed in any teaching or principal position in the Education Service (as defined in section 2 of the State Sector Act) the following shall apply: The principal shall be entitled to sick leave in accordance with the provisions of the Holidays Act 2003 (external link) and not the provisions in this Agreement. Where employment in any teaching or principal position in the Education Service (as defined in section 2 of the State Sector Act(external link)) commences within a number of weeks which is less than the number of weeks of payment received by the principal under clause 1.7(i)-(ii) the principal shall refund the difference between the number of weeks for which they were without employment and the number of weeks for which the payment was calculated. A principal cannot be medically retired twice for any of reasons outlined in this Appendix.