Short Term Disability (STD. (a) Permanent employees may be eligible for Short Term Disability supplemental top-up if the permanent employee qualifies for Employment Insurance (“E.I.”) The objective of the top-up plan is to supplement E.I. sickness benefits for up to 85% per cent of the employee's normal weekly earnings during the period of short term disability. (b) A permanent employee will be eligible for supplemental payments if he/she qualifies for, and is entitled to, E.I. benefits during this period of unemployment. However, a permanent employee will also be eligible for supplementary payments when they are not receiving E.I. because they are serving the E.I. waiting period. Where the employee is serving the E.I. waiting period, the supplemental payments will be 95% of the permanent employee’s normal weekly earnings. An employee must apply for, and be in receipt of, E.I. benefits before supplementary benefits can be paid. (c) The permanent employee shall make written application to the Director, Human Resources. The application shall include a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that short term disability is required for the permanent employee. Full- time employees are required to exhaust the 10 paid Personal Emergency Leave Days (“Sick Days”) before being entitled to Short Term Disability and related supplemental top-up. No supplemental payment will be paid if the permanent employee is injured while in the commission of a crime.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Short Term Disability (STD. (a) Permanent employees may be eligible for Short Short-Term Disability supplemental top-up if the permanent employee qualifies for Employment Insurance (“E.I.”) The objective of the top-up plan is to supplement E.I. sickness benefits for up to 85% per cent of the employee's normal weekly earnings during the period of short term disabilityShort- Term Disability.
(b) A permanent employee will be eligible for supplemental payments if he/she qualifies they qualify for, and is are entitled to, E.I. benefits during this period of unemployment. However, a permanent employee will also be eligible for supplementary payments when they are not receiving E.I. receiving
I. because they are serving the E.I. waiting period. Where the employee is serving the E.I. waiting period, the supplemental payments will be 95% of the permanent employee’s normal weekly earnings. An employee must apply for, and be in receipt of, E.I. benefits before supplementary benefits can be paid.
(c) The permanent employee shall make written application to the Director, Human Resources. The application shall include a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that short term disability is required for the permanent employee. Full- time employees are required to exhaust the 10 ten (10) paid Personal Emergency Leave Days (“Sick Days”) before being entitled to Short Short- Term Disability and related supplemental top-up. No supplemental payment will be paid if the permanent employee is injured while in the commission of a crime.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Short Term Disability (STD. (a) Permanent employees may be eligible for Short Term Disability supplemental top-up if the permanent employee qualifies for Employment Insurance (“E.I.”) The objective of the top-up plan is to supplement E.I. sickness benefits for up to 85% per cent of the employee's normal weekly earnings during the period of short term disability.
(b) A permanent employee will be eligible for supplemental payments if he/she qualifies for, and is entitled to, E.I. benefits during this period of unemployment. However, a permanent employee will also be eligible for supplementary payments when they are not receiving E.I. because they are serving the E.I. waiting period. Where the employee is serving the E.I. waiting period, the supplemental payments will be 95% of the permanent employee’s normal weekly earnings. An employee must apply for, and be in receipt of, E.I. benefits before supplementary benefits can be paid.
(c) The permanent employee shall make written application to the Director, Human Resources. The application shall include a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that short term disability is required for the permanent employee. Full- Full-time employees are required to exhaust the 10 paid Personal Emergency Leave Days (“Sick Days”) before being entitled to Short Term Disability and related supplemental top-up. No supplemental payment will be paid if the permanent employee is injured while in the commission of a crime.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Short Term Disability (STD. (a) Permanent employees may be eligible for Short Short-Term Disability supplemental top-up if the permanent employee qualifies for Employment Insurance (“E.I.”) The objective of the top-up plan is to supplement E.I. sickness benefits for up to 85% per cent of the employee's normal weekly earnings during the period of short term disabilityShort-Term Disability.
(b) A permanent employee will be eligible for supplemental payments if he/she qualifies they qualify for, and is are entitled to, E.I. benefits during this period of unemployment. However, a permanent employee will also be eligible for supplementary payments when they are not receiving E.I. because they are serving the E.I. waiting period. Where the employee is serving the E.I. waiting period, the supplemental payments will be 95% of the permanent employee’s normal weekly earnings. An employee must apply for, and be in receipt of, E.I. benefits before supplementary benefits can be paid.
(c) The permanent employee shall make written application to the Director, Human Resources. The application shall include a certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner stating that short term disability is required for the permanent employee. Full- time employees are required to exhaust the 10 ten (10) paid Personal Emergency Leave Days (“Sick Days”) before being entitled to Short Short- Term Disability and related supplemental top-up. No supplemental payment will be paid if the permanent employee is injured while in the commission of a crime.
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Samples: Collective Agreement