SEB Plan. The parties agree to establish and administer a Supplemental Employment Benefits Plan (the “Plan”) as follows:
1. The objective of the Plan is to supplement employment insurance benefits received by eligible female employees who are on approved Maternity Leave pursuant to the Collective Agreement.
2. All regular employees employed by the Employer who are in the Union are covered by the Plan. Casual employees are not covered by the Plan.
3. The benefit level for eligible employees under the Plan is as follows:
a. Maternity leave allowance will provide eligible employees with one (1) week (EI waiting period) of the employee’s normal weekly earnings as follows: • Eighty-five percent (85%) of normal weekly earning
b. Sixteen additional weekly payments equivalent to the difference between the employment insurance gross benefits and any other earnings received by the employee and the employee’s normal weekly earnings for standard benefits as follows: • Eighty-five percent (85%) of normal weekly earnings
c. Benefits under this plan will not exceed seventeen (17) weeks inclusive of the one (1) week waiting period.
d. For the purpose of this Plan, “normal weekly” earnings shall mean regularly scheduled hours multiplied by the employee’s basic rate of pay.
4. Employees are not entitled to receive SEB Plan benefits and sick leave benefits concurrently. However, an employee may opt to utilize accumulated sick leave credits instead of applying for benefits under this Plan, provided she satisfies the Employer that her absence is due to a valid health- related condition, and that she is unable to attend at work to perform her duties. The employee shall not be prohibited from utilizing sick leave credits prior to, or subsequent to, a period of maternity leave with benefits payable in accordance with Section 3 above.
5. To be eligible for SEB Plan benefits as described in paragraph #3 above, an employee must:
a. not be in receipt of sick leave benefits;
b. must provide satisfactory documentation to the Employer that she has applied for and is in receipt of employment insurance benefits; and
c. an employee who is not eligible for or is disentitled to employment insurance benefits is entitled to the full amount of benefits under the Plan only under the following circumstances:
i. she does not have a sufficient number of insurable weeks of employment to qualify (at least twenty (20) weeks); or
ii. she works less than the required number of hours (fifteen (15) hours per week);...
SEB Plan. Subject to the applicable legislation, the Board shall provide a teacher on leave pursuant to Clause 9.05(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) with a Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan providing for payment of the first two (2) weeks of leave at the normal Employment Insurance rate for the eligible teacher.
(i) A Pregnancy/Parental Leave SEB Plan shall provide for payment of the first two (2) weeks of Pregnancy/Parental Leave of the normal Employment Insurance rate for each eligible teacher.
(ii) For the six (6) week period immediately following the birth of her child, the Board shall top-up benefits as a supplement to the teacher’s Employment Insurance pregnancy benefit entitlement, without the requirement to submit medical proof of illness. The amount of the top-up shall be equal to the difference between the amount of the teacher’s Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits [which is acknowledged to be during the teacher’s two (2) week waiting period if it occurs during this period] 95% of the teacher’s regular weekly earnings. For the purpose of the Article, the teacher’s regular weekly earnings shall be determined by dividing the annual gross salary by fifty-two (52). If the teacher is not entitled to pregnancy Employment Insurance benefits for the full six (6) week period immediately following the birth of her child, the top-up benefit payments are only required from the Board for any period corresponding with the payment of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits.
(iii) Within one (1) month of the expected date of delivery, the teacher shall notify the Board of the teacher’s intent to access either a) the E.I. top up, as outlined in Clause (ii) above or b) the teacher’s accumulated sick leave credits to a maximum of six (6) weeks from the date of delivery provided the teacher has sufficient credits available. Effective September 1, 2005, regular weekly earnings is the teacher’s salary multiplied by 5/194 days. The payment from the Board will be payable to the member only for those days during the two (2) week waiting period (SEB) and the six (6) week top-up period which fall on regular school days [maximum forty (40) days]. If the teacher is not entitled to pregnancy Employment Insurance benefits for the full six (6) week period immediately following the birth of her child, the top-up benefit payments are only required from the Board for any period corresponding with the payment of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits.
SEB Plan. The parties agree to establish and administer a Supplemental Employment Benefits Plan (the “Plan”) as follows:
1. The objective of the Plan is to supplement employment insurance benefits received by eligible female employees who are on approved Maternity Leave pursuant to the Provincial Collective Agreement.
2. All regular employees employed by the Employer who are in the Nurses’ bargaining unit are covered by the Plan. Casual employees are not covered by the Plan.
3. The benefit level for eligible employees under the Plan is as follows:
(a) Maternity leave allowance will provide eligible employees with two (2) weeks of the employee’s normal weekly earnings as follows: 85% of normal weekly earnings
(b) Fifteen (15) additional weekly payments equivalent to the difference between the employment insurance gross benefits and any other earnings received by the employee and the employee’s normal weekly earnings as follows:
SEB Plan. (i) The Employer shall provide for permanent and long-term occasional employees a SEB plan to top up their E.I.
SEB Plan. (i) The Employer shall provide for permanent and long-term occasional teachers and teachers hired into a term position who access such leaves, a SEB plan to top up their E.I.
SEB Plan. The Employer will provide a pregnancy/adoption leave EI SEB Plan as follows:
(a) for the two (2) week waiting period under the Employment Insurance Act (EI) of 95% of the teacher’s salary
(b) commencing with the third week of the leave, teachers granted pregnancy/adoption leave and entitled to EI shall be entitled to receive a top-up of Employment Insurance provisions to 90% of salary for a period of 4 weeks.
(c) commencing with the seventh week of the leave, teachers granted pregnancy/adoption leave and entitled to EI shall be entitled to receive a week 7 to 17 benefit of $150.00 per week. No payment shall be made for any periods during which the teacher is not otherwise entitled to earn pay. Notwithstanding the above, where the one (1) or two (2) week waiting period falls during the Christmas, March Break, July or August period, where a teacher is not entitled to earn pay, the teacher shall be entitled to the 95% SEB Plan under 18.05 (a) only.
SEB Plan. The Board shall pay an amount equal to ninety-five percent (95%) of the member’s weekly earnings for the two (2) week waiting period insofar as the two (2) week waiting period does not occur in the month of July or August. The member is required to provide proof of Employment Insurance Benefits.
SEB Plan i) The Employer agrees to provide a supplementary employment benefit (SEB) to an employee on pregnancy leave equal to 100% of the normal Employment Insurance benefit to which the employee is entitled. This supplementary employment benefit will apply for the shorter of two (2) weeks or the actual qualifying period for the commencement of the employment insurance maternity benefit.
ii) For the six (6) week period immediately following the birth of her child, the Employer shall top-up benefits as a supplement to the employee's Employment Insurance pregnancy benefit entitlement. The amount of the top-up shall be equal to the difference between the amount of the employee's Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits and ninety-five
SEB Plan. (For the purpose of the Article, regular weekly earnings is the Occasional Teacher’s salary multiplied by 5/194 days.)
(i) The Employer shall provide for permanent and long-term occasional teachers a SEB plan to top up their E.I.
SEB Plan. During a period of Pregnancy Leave, or Short-term Parental Leave involving the adoption of a child who has not attained school age, payments made according to the Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan will consist of the following:
