Unemployment Compensation The Contractor shall be solely responsible for the unemployment compensation payments on behalf of their employees and personnel. The Contractor shall not be entitled to unemployment compensation in connection with the Services performed under this Agreement.
Unemployment Benefits The Company will not oppose the Executive’s claim for unemployment insurance benefits.
Retirement, Welfare and Fringe Benefits During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee pension and welfare benefit plans and programs, and fringe benefit plans and programs, made available by the Company to the Company’s employees generally, in accordance with the eligibility and participation provisions of such plans and as such plans or programs may be in effect from time to time.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY (a) It is a mutual interest of the parties to promote health and safety in workplaces and to prevent and reduce the occurrence of workplace injuries and occupational diseases. The parties agree that health and safety is of the utmost importance and agree to promote health and safety and wellness throughout the organization. The employer shall provide orientation and training in health and safety to new and current employees on an ongoing basis, and employees shall attend required health and safety training sessions. Accordingly, the parties fully endorse the responsibilities of employer and employee under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, making particular reference to the following:
Group Health Insurance The Employer shall provide a comprehensive health care insurance program for all permanent full-time and part-time employees. Health Plan characteristics and benefits shall be as provided in the Employer’s Agreement with the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (hereinafter OCSEA). Regardless of the plan, employees will pay fifteen percent (15%) of the premium and the Employer will pay eighty-five percent (85%) of the premium; however for any alternative plans offered pursuant to the Agreement with OCSEA, the employees’ premium share will be determined by the Director of DAS, but will not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the premium. The Employer’s premium share shall be paid on behalf of eligible employees as provided in the Employer’s Agreement with OCSEA. Employees who include a spouse as a dependent for healthcare coverage shall pay a surcharge as provided in the Employer’s Agreement with OCSEA. Eligibility provisions for employees enrolling in State provided health care plans shall remain the same as those in effect in the Employer’s Agreement with OCSEA. The Employer reserves the right to perform dependent eligibility audits upon recommendation of the Joint Health Care Committee. Health care costs paid on behalf of ineligible dependents will be subject to recovery. Deductibles, co-payments, and other plan design provisions for all benefit programs shall be the same as those prescribed in the Employer’s Agreement with OCSEA. Every year the Employer shall conduct an open enrollment period, at which time employees shall be able to enroll in a health plan, continue enrollment in their current plan, switch to another plan, subject to plan availability in their area, or waive coverage. The timing of the open enrollment period shall be established by the Director of the Department of Administrative Services (DAS), in consultation with the Joint Health Care Committee. Changes outside of open enrollment may only occur as prescribed in the Employer’s Agreement with OCSEA. Open Enrollment Fairs shall be held in accordance with Employer’s Agreement with OCSEA. There shall be established a Joint Health Care Committee composed of representatives of management, and of the various labor Unions representing State employees. The Committee shall meet regularly to monitor the operation of the State’s health care plans, and to make recommendations for the improvement of the plans and cost containment procedures. The Employer shall provide funding for dental, vision and the life benefits as described in Article 21 of the Employer’s Agreement with OCSEA and the Union’s Benefits Trust. Employee health insurance payments will be deducted from every paycheck. In the event an employee is receiving disability leave or Workers’ Compensation benefits, the Employer- policyholder shall continue, at no cost to the employee, the coverage of group health insurance for such employee for the period of such leave, but not beyond twelve (12) months. If the employee’s leave extends beyond twelve
Retirement System The withdrawal of employee contributions made on or after January 1, 2014 may also be withdrawn but only on an actuarially neutral basis. The actuarial present value of the pension reduction shall be equal to the amount of accumulated member contributions withdrawn. The actuarial present value shall computed using the interest rate used in the annual actuarial valuation and the mortality table used in the annual actuarial valuation with a 50% unisex blend.
Retiree Health Insurance Retired members of the Department receiving, or to receive City of Lincoln monthly pension checks, may participate in the group comprehensive health care plan for active City employees, provided that each retiree so desiring will execute the required forms in a timely fashion, and further provided that each retiree will be required to pay the full monthly cost at the current rates subject to any rate increases which may occur from time to time. Such payment will be made by payroll deduction from pension checks, or by direct payment in the case of an early retiree.
Health and Welfare Benefits applies to full-time nurses only)
Medicare Parts A and B of the health care program for the aged and disabled provided by Title XVIII of the United States Social Security Act, as amended from time to time. [MEMBER]. An eligible person who is covered under this Contract (includes Covered Employee[ and covered Dependents, if any)].
HEALTH & WELFARE 16:1 The parties signatory hereto shall enter into a Health and Welfare Plan for which there is a Trust Agreement, known as the Line Construction Benefit Fund, for the purpose of providing insurance benefits for eligible employees and/or their dependents. Effective the first of the month following the signature date of this Agreement, the Employer shall pay to the Line Construction Benefit Fund the sum of $6.50 for each hour worked. Hours worked shall be deemed to include straight-time hours worked, overtime hours worked, and report time not worked. Remittance shall be forwarded to the place designated by the parties hereto on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each month for each hour worked in weekly payroll periods ending during the preceding month, together with a monthly payroll report on a form to be furnished to the Employer. It is understood and intended by the parties to this Agreement that the purpose of this clause is to establish an Employer financed Health and Welfare Trust and that contributions thereto shall not be deemed to be wages to which any employee shall have any right other than the right to have such contributions paid over to the Trust fund in accordance herewith. Failure of an individual Employer to make all payments provided for, including liquidated damages for late payments, within the time specified, shall be a breach of this Agreement and will further require action by the Trustees as set forth in the Trust Agreement. Any increase in the required contributions set forth above will be paid equally (50% by the Employer and 50% by the Employee). The amount paid by the Employee will come from their NEAP contribution. 16:2 HRA: Effective the first of the month following the signature date of this Agreement, the Employer also agrees to pay into the Line Construction Benefit Fund $1.00 per hour through the term of this Agreement. HRA is calculated on all hours worked for all working classifications covered by this Agreement. These contributions shall be used to provide Health Reimbursements Accounts(s) under the Line Construction Benefit Fund Plan of Benefits.