Sick Leave and Leave of Absence for Health Reasons. (1) Members who are unable to carry out their duties due to accident or physical or psychiatric illness, including drug and alcohol addiction shall be entitled to receive one hundred percent (100%) salary and benefits for the duration of illness or injury up to a maximum of one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days following which time the provisions of the Long Term Disability (LTD) plan shall apply. Members shall notify the Chair /Director who shall notify the Xxxx/Administrator of his/her absence and its probable duration as soon as is reasonably possible. (2) Where an absence due to illness or injury exceeds five (5) Working Days, the Chair/ Director or the Xxxx/Administrator shall notify Human Resources as to the absence. Members may be required to submit a medical certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner to cover illnesses or injuries which cause more than five (5) Working Days absence. (3) The Employer may require the Member to undergo an independent medical examination by a physician provided by the Employer through its service provider. The Employer shall provide the Member with the physician’s name along with the date, time, and location of the examination. The Member will provide written authorization for his/her physician to make the required information available to the physician conducting the independent medical examination. The Employer will pay the full cost of the independent medical examination. Normally, the independent medical examination will take place during the Member’s regular working hours and the Member shall suffer no loss of compensation for taking part in the examination. The details of the independent medical examination report shall be treated as confidential between the Member’s physician(s), the independent medical examiner, and the Employer’s service provider. The summary of the independent medical examination provided by the Employer’s service provider shall also be treated as confidential between the Employer’s service provider, and designated Human Resources staff involved in administering benefits. However, representatives of the Employer who require the information to make an informed decision concerning the Member shall have access to the summary information. If a Member: (a) fails to furnish a medical certificate when requested under Clause 26.37 (2); or (b) does not provide the written authorization referenced in Clause 26.37 (3); or (c) refuses to participate in the independent medical examination, his/ her absence from work shall be considered an unauthorized and consequently without pay. (4) After one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days sick leave, a Member is entitled to a maximum of two (2) years leave of absence for health reasons, without pay if he/she is not eligible for benefits under the Long Term Disability plan. If he/she is replaced while on such leave, his/her replacement's term of appointment may not exceed the length of the sick leave and the Member may not return from sick leave to his/her regular duties before the replacement's appointment has expired. If a Member recovers before the termination of the replacement's appointment and is not entitled to benefits under the LTD, the Member shall be assigned appropriate responsibilities consistent with Article 19 after consultation with the Member and the Chair/Director or Xxxx/Administrator. (5) In the case of a six (6) month research/study leave, if due to an illness or accident, the Member is declared by his/her physician incapable of continuing to conduct his/her research for a period of more than twenty (20) Working Days or in the case of a twelve
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