Common use of RETURNING LTD CLAIMANTS TO WORK Clause in Contracts

RETURNING LTD CLAIMANTS TO WORK. An employee who is no longer deemed disabled under the provisions of the Long Term Disability benefit shall be placed in his/her former or an equivalent position with the Employer. For the purpose of this section the former position may not include the employee’s work location prior to his/her sick leave and/or LTD. In the event that returning an employee to his/her pre-disability position results in the layoff of another employee, the returning employee will not be reinstated until the affected employee has sufficient notice as set out in Article 14 of this collective agreement.