Common use of Sick Leave and LTD Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave and LTD. 20.01 Pay for sick leave is for the sole and only purpose of protecting employees against loss of income for absences from regularly scheduled hours due to legitimate illness. There shall be a Sick Credit Accumulation Bank for each full time and legacy regular part-time employees. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement such employees shall accumulate sick credits at the rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) days per month to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) days. 20.02 The Employer shall notify each employee of the status of their sick credits on a monthly basis. 20.03 An employee may be required to submit a physician certificate with respect to any period of time they may be absent from their duties on sick leave if the absence is greater than five (5) days or there are reasonable grounds to suspect abuse. The Employer will reimburse to the employee any cost to the employee for the certificate required by the Employer upon submission of a receipt in this regard. If a physician’s medical report is required by the Employer, the Employer shall pay any fee for such report, which is not payable by the employee’s insurance plan. 20.04 Notification of illness will be made as per the Attendance Line policy. (a) Where an employee’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due to serious illness or disablement which commenced prior to and continues into the scheduled vacation period, the period of such illness and disablement shall be considered sick leave. (b) Where an employee’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due to illness requiring the employee to be in the hospital, the period of such hospitalization and post hospitalization shall be considered sick leave. (c) Eligibility under (a) and (b) of this Article is conditional upon prompt notification of illness by the employee to their immediate manager or designate and submission of a physician certificate. 20.06 Regular part-time employees who are legacy under Article 2.02 (f) shall accumulate sick credits, on a pro-rata basis, reflecting their hours of work in relation to full time hours to a maximum accumulation of one hundred and thirty (130) days. 20.07 For the duration of this collective agreement, current employees of the Haldimand Norfolk Branch will be allowed to retain their current sick leave bank to a maximum of two hundred [200] days. Sick days taken shall be deducted from the bank. Sick days shall not accumulate. Should a current employee of the Haldimand Norfolk Branch covered by this Article use sick days from their sick bank such that the bank is depleted to 130 days, that employee shall immediately transfer to the new sick leave plan. 20.08 An employee who is absent from work as a result of a compensable illness and injury under the Workplace Health and Safety Insurance Act and who is awaiting receipt of WSIB benefits can request payment pursuant to the sick leave plan and such payments will be reimbursed to the Employer once the Employee is in receipt of WSIB benefits. An Employee will execute any and all documentation necessary to give effect to this provision and ensure repayment to the Employer.

Sick Leave and LTD. 20.01 Pay for sick leave is for the sole and only purpose of protecting employees against loss of income for absences from regularly scheduled hours due to legitimate illness. There shall be a Sick Credit Accumulation Bank for each full time and legacy regular part-time employeesemployee. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement such employees shall accumulate sick credits at the rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) days per month to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) days. 20.02 The Employer shall notify each employee of the status of their sick credits on a monthly basis. 20.03 An employee may be required to submit a physician certificate with respect to any period of time they she may be absent from their her duties on sick leave if the absence is greater than five (5) days or there are reasonable grounds to suspect abuse. The Employer will reimburse to the employee any cost to the employee for the certificate required by the Employer upon submission of a receipt in this regard. If a physician’s medical report is required by the Employer, the Employer shall pay any fee for such report, which is not payable by the employee’s insurance plan. 20.04 Notification of illness will be made as per to the Attendance Line policyimmediate manager or her designate. (a) Where an employee’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due to serious illness or disablement which commenced prior to and continues into the scheduled vacation period, the period of such illness and disablement shall be considered sick leave. (b) Where an employee’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due to illness requiring the employee to be in the hospital, the period of such hospitalization and post hospitalization shall be considered sick leave. (c) Eligibility under (a) and (b) of this Article is conditional upon prompt notification of illness by the employee to their her immediate manager or designate and submission of a physician certificate. 20.06 Regular part-time employees who are legacy grand-parented under Article 2.02 (fd) shall accumulate sick credits, on a pro-rata basis, reflecting their hours of work in relation to full time hours to a maximum accumulation of one hundred and thirty (130) days. 20.07 For the duration of this collective agreement, current employees of the Haldimand Norfolk Branch will be allowed to retain their current sick leave bank to a maximum of two hundred [200] days. Sick days taken shall be deducted from the bank. Sick days shall not accumulate. Should a current employee of the Haldimand Norfolk Branch covered by this Article use sick days from their his/her sick bank such that the bank is depleted to 130 days, that employee shall immediately transfer to the new sick leave plan. 20.08 An employee who is absent from work as a result of a compensable illness and injury under the Workplace Health and Safety Insurance Act and who is awaiting receipt of WSIB benefits can request payment pursuant to the sick leave plan and such payments will be reimbursed to the Employer once the Employee is in receipt of WSIB benefits. An Employee will execute any and all documentation necessary to give effect to this provision and ensure repayment to the Employer.

Sick Leave and LTD. 20.01 Pay for sick leave is for the sole and only purpose of protecting employees against loss of income for absences from regularly scheduled hours due to legitimate illness. There shall be a Sick Credit Accumulation Bank for each full time and legacy regular part-time employeesfulltime employee. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement such employees shall accumulate sick credits at the rate of one and one-half (1-1/21 ½) days per month to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) days. 20.02 The Employer shall notify each employee of the status of their sick credits on a monthly basis. 20.03 An employee may be required to submit submit, from their treating physician or nurse practitioner, a physician certificate with respect to any period of time they may be absent from their duties on sick leave if the absence is greater than five (5) days or there are reasonable grounds to suspect abuse. The Employer will reimburse to the employee any cost to the employee for the certificate required by the Employer upon submission of a receipt in this regard. If a physician’s or nurse practitioner’s medical report is required by the Employer, the Employer shall pay any fee for such report, which is not payable by the employee’s insurance plan. 20.04 Notification of illness will be made as per the Attendance Line policy. (a) Where an employee’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due to serious illness or disablement which commenced prior to and continues into the scheduled vacation period, the period of such illness and disablement shall be considered sick leave. (b) Where an employee’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due to illness requiring the employee to be in the hospital, the period of such hospitalization and post hospitalization shall be considered sick leave. (c) Eligibility under (a) and (b) of this Article is conditional upon prompt notification of illness by the employee to their immediate manager or designate and submission of a physician or nurse practitioner certificate. 20.06 Regular part-time employees who are legacy under Article 2.02 (f) shall accumulate sick credits, on a pro-rata basis, reflecting their hours of work in relation to full time hours to a maximum accumulation of one hundred and thirty (130) days. 20.07 For the duration of this collective agreement, current employees of the Haldimand Norfolk Branch will be allowed to retain their current sick leave bank to a maximum of two hundred [200] days. Sick days taken shall be deducted from the bank. Sick days shall not accumulate. Should a current employee of the Haldimand Norfolk Branch covered by this Article use sick days from their sick bank such that the bank is depleted to 130 days, that employee shall immediately transfer to the new sick leave plan. 20.08 An employee who is absent from work as a result of a compensable illness and injury under the Workplace Health and Safety Insurance Act and who is awaiting receipt of WSIB benefits can request payment pursuant to the sick leave plan and such payments will be reimbursed to the Employer once the Employee is in receipt of WSIB benefits. An Employee will execute any and all documentation necessary to give effect to this the provision and ensure repayment to the Employer.

Sick Leave and LTD. 20.01 Pay for sick leave is for the sole and only purpose of protecting employees against loss of income for absences from regularly scheduled hours due to legitimate illness. There shall be a Sick Credit Accumulation Bank for each full time and legacy regular part-time employees. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement such employees shall accumulate sick credits at the rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) days per month to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) days. 20.02 The Employer shall notify each employee of the status of their sick credits on a monthly basis. 20.03 An employee may be required to submit a physician certificate with respect to any period of time they may be absent from their duties on sick leave if the absence is greater than five (5) days or there are reasonable grounds to suspect abuse. The Employer will reimburse to the employee any cost to the employee for the certificate required by the Employer upon submission of a receipt in this regard. If a physician’s 's medical report is required by the Employer, the Employer shall pay any fee for such report, which is not payable by the employee’s 's insurance plan. 20.04 Notification of illness will be made as per the Attendance Line policy. (a) Where an employee’s 's scheduled vacation is interrupted due to serious illness or disablement which commenced prior to and continues into the scheduled vacation period, the period of such illness and disablement shall be considered sick leave. (b) Where an employee’s 's scheduled vacation is interrupted due to illness requiring the employee to be in the hospital, the period of such hospitalization and post hospitalization shall be considered sick leave. (c) Eligibility under (a) and (b) of this Article is conditional upon prompt notification of illness by the employee to their immediate manager or designate and submission of a physician certificate. 20.06 Regular part-time employees who are legacy under Article 2.02 (f) shall accumulate sick credits, on a pro-rata basis, reflecting their hours of work in relation to full time hours to a maximum accumulation of one hundred and thirty (130) days. 20.07 For the duration of this collective agreement, current employees of the Haldimand Norfolk Branch will be allowed to retain their current sick leave bank to a maximum of two hundred [200] days. Sick days taken shall be deducted from the bank. Sick days shall not accumulate. Should a current employee of the Haldimand Norfolk Branch covered by this Article use sick days from their sick bank such that the bank is depleted to 130 days, that employee shall immediately transfer to the new sick leave plan. 20.08 An employee who is absent from work as a result of a compensable illness and injury under the Workplace Health and Safety Insurance Act and who is awaiting receipt of WSIB benefits can request payment pursuant to the sick leave plan and such payments will be reimbursed to the Employer once the Employee is in receipt of WSIB benefits. An Employee will execute any and all documentation necessary to give effect to this provision and ensure repayment to the Employer.