Rehabilitation Benefit Incentive Provisions. (a) An employee who has been unable to work due to illness or injury and who subsequently is determined to be medically able to:
(i) return to work on a gradual or part-time basis;
(ii) engage in a physical rehabilitation activity; and/or
(iii) engage in a vocational retraining program. shall be eligible for any, or all, of the Rehabilitation Benefit Incentive Provision.
(b) The intent of the Provision is to assist the employee with a return to a gainful occupation. In many situations, an employee who returns to work by participating and cooperating in an Approved Rehabilitation Plan will be able to increase her monthly earnings above the LTD benefit amount. The objective of the Rehabilitation Benefit Incentive Provision is to promote the successful completion of the Rehabilitation as follows:
(i) The employee, who upon return to gainful rehabilitative employment under an Approved Rehabilitation Plan, will be entitled to receive all monthly rehabilitation earnings plus a monthly LTD benefit up to the amount set out in Section 2(A) or (B) (as the case may be) of the Addendum, provided that the total of such income does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the current rate of pay for her/his regular occupation at the date of the disability;
(ii) Upon successful completion of the Approved Rehabilitation Plan, the employee becomes an automatic candidate for all job postings with the Employer, and shall have the ability to bump under the collective agreement for positions that the employee is qualified and physically capable of performing;
(iii) Upon successful completion of the Approved Rehabilitation Plan, the LTD benefit period may be extended for a maximum of six (6) months for the purpose of job search; and
(iv) The eligible employee shall be entitled to participate in the Job Exploration and Development program.
Rehabilitation Benefit Incentive Provisions. An employee who has been unable to work due to illness or injury and who subsequently is determined to be medically able to:
Rehabilitation Benefit Incentive Provisions. (1) An employee who has been unable to work due to illness or injury and who subsequently is determined to be medically able to:
(a) return to work on a gradual or part-time basis;
(b) engage in a physical rehabilitation activity; and/or
(c) engage in a vocational retraining program.
(2) The intent of the Provision is to assist the employee with a return to a gainful occupation. In many situations, an employee who returns to work by participating and cooperating in an Approved Rehabilitation Plan will be able to increase her monthly earnings above the LTD benefit amount. The objective of the Rehabilitation Benefit Incentive Provision is to promote the successful completion of the Rehabilitation as follows:
(a) The employee, who upon return to gainful rehabilitative employment under an Approved Rehabilitation Plan, will be entitled to receive all monthly rehabilitation earnings plus a monthly LTD benefit up to the amount set out in Section 2(A) or (B) (as the case may be) of the Addendum, provided that the total of such income does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the current rate of pay for her/his regular occupation at the date of the disability;
(b) Upon successful completion of the Approved Rehabilitation Plan, the employee becomes an automatic candidate for all job postings with the Employer, and shall have the ability to bump under the collective agreement for positions that the employee is qualified and physically capable of performing;
(c) Upon successful completion of the Approved Rehabilitation Plan, the LTD benefit period may be extended for a maximum of six (6) months for the purpose of job search; and
(d) The eligible employee shall be entitled to participate in the Job Exploration and Development program.
