Short Term Sickness & Disability Benefits. The employer agrees to maintain an Employer spon- sored Short Term Sickness Plan, and all Employees covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to ben- efits subject to the following conditions: – Employees must report to their immediate Su- pervisor or person in charge, and claims will be calculated from the time a report was made. – Telephone or personal contact must be main- tained on a weekly basis. – The sickness or disability must not be self–inflicted through the use of drugs or alcohol for which they are not under continuous treatment. – The sickness or disability must not be self-inflicted through disorderly conduct. – Sickness or disability lasting longer than three (3) days or more must be substantiated with an insurance form completed by the claimant and a qualified doctor indicating that the claimant is unable to work. – If it is necessary for the Employee to provide ad- ditional written information to satisfy the claims adjudicator with respect to the Employee’s claim and there is a charge for obtaining that informa- tion, the Employer agrees it will pay the cost to a maximum of $50.00. The following scale of benefits is applied each time a claim is made. The scale covers a maximum of seventy-five (75) working days in a one hundred and five (105) calendar day period, and claims exceeding seventy-five (75) working days in duration will be submitted to the LTD benefit plan. Length of Service # First Work Days Not Paid Work Days at Full Pay Work Days at % of Pay 0 – 3 months EI benefits only during probationary period 3 – 12 months 3 0 75 @ 75% 1 – 2 years 2 10 65 @ 75% 2 – 3 years 1 30 45 @ 85% 3 – 5 years 0 45 30 @ 90% 5 years + 0 75 N/A At the time a claim is made, all employee’s sick time leave record for the proceeding ninety (90) days will be reviewed. One extra day will be added to the first work day not paid to the second and subsequent sick pay claims made within the proceeding ninety (90) calendar day period, except in the event of a reoc- xxxxxxxx of the same illness. The first workdays not paid will not exceed 14 days. When hospitalization is necessary in the case of sickness or accident, the first days of no pay may be waived.
Short Term Sickness & Disability Benefits. Sick Leave is not to be used for any purpose other than legitimate illness and/or for medical appointments. The Employer agrees to maintain an Employer sponsored Short Term Sickness Plan, the Employer and the Union agree that an objective of the plan is to encourage an early return to work place assignment. All Employees covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to benefits subject to the following conditions: The following scale of benefits is applied each time a claim is made. The scale covers a maximum of Seventy-five (75) working days in a one hundred and five (105) calendar day period, and claims exceeding seventy- five (75) working days in duration will be submitted to the LTD benefit plan. Length of Service #First Work Days Not Paid Work Days at Full Pay Work Days at % of Pay 0-3 months UIC benefits only during probationary period 3-12 months 3 0 75 @ 75% 1-2 years 2 10 65 @ 75% 2-3 years 1 30 45 @ 85% 3-5 years 0 45 30 @ 90% 5 years + 0 75 N/A At the time a claim is made, all Employee’s sick time leave record for the proceeding ninety (90) days will be reviewed. One extra day will be added to the first work day not paid to the second and subsequent sick pay claims made within the proceeding ninety (90) calendar day period, except in the event of a reoccurrence of the same illness. The first workdays not paid will not exceed 14 days. When hospitalization is necessary in the case of sickness or accident, the first days of no pay may be waived.
