Common use of SICK LEAVE AND RETIREMENT GRATUITY Clause in Contracts

SICK LEAVE AND RETIREMENT GRATUITY. (a) After the Employee has acquired seniority under Article 7 (Seniority), a full- time Employee covered by this Agreement will be credited two (2) days’ sick leave with pay at the completion of each month of service and may accumulate the unused portion of any sick leave from one year to another up to a maximum of two hundred (200) days. (b) A full- time Employee that completes probation on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of a calendar month, shall be credited with two (2) days sick leave at the end of that calendar month for use as sick leave for sick day(s) after the date of completing probation. If probation is completed after the fifteenth (15th) day of a calendar month, only one (1) day sick leave shall be credited at the end of that month for use as sick leave for sickness after the date of completing probation. (a) After the Employee has acquired seniority under Article 7 (Seniority), part- time Employee whose regular work week is fifteen (15) hours or more will be credited one (1) day’s sick leave with pay for each month of service and may accumulate the unused portion of any sick leave from one (1) year to another up to a maximum of one hundred (100) days. (b) A part-time Employee that completes probation on or before the fifteen (15th) day of a calendar month, the Employee shall be credited with one (1) day sick leave at the end of that calendar month for use as sick leave for sick day(s) after the date of completing probation. If probation is completed after the fifteenth (15th) day of a calendar month, only one-half (½) day sick leave shall be credited at the end of that month for use as sick leave for sickness after the date of completing probation. 20.03 An Employee employed by the Thames Valley District School Board on January 01, 1998 shall be entitled to have credited to the Employee’s account any sick days accumulated with a predecessor Board. Should the Employee’s subsequent use of sick days cause the accumulated amount to fall below the maximum established in 20.01 and 20.02 said Articles will apply. 20.04 An Employee shall, when required, produce to the Employer evidence of illness satisfactory to the Employer. The Employer will be responsible for any cost. Should the Employer deem it necessary, an Employee may be required to undergo a functional abilities assessment or a medical examination by a physician selected from a list provided by the Employer. The Employer shall be responsible for the cost of the assessment or examination. 20.05 When an Employee is absent from work and is entitled to sick leave with pay under this Article, such absence is deemed to be leave of absence with pay. 20.06 A deduction shall be made from accumulated sick leave of all normal working days absent exclusive of holidays when qualified for such. Employees absent due to illness of less than a full day shall have their sick leave credit deducted on a pro- rated basis of their normal daily hours of work. 20.07 A record of all unused sick leave will be kept by the Employer and each Employee shall have access electronically to a record of accumulated sick leave. 20.08 Absences permissible and chargeable under the Sick Leave Plan shall be for personal illness, personal injury, clinical tests, hospitalization for medical observation or treatment, emergency dental appointments, or any other such absence for health reasons certified by a physician or a licentiate of dental surgery or as set forth in Articles 21.08 and 24.03. 20.09 All Employees who were covered by a Sick Leave Retirement Gratuity Plan with their predecessor Board prior to 1998 January 01, shall continue to be eligible for such plans as clarified in Appendix A (Gratuities). In the event of the death of an Employee, any gratuity owing will be paid to the estate.

SICK LEAVE AND RETIREMENT GRATUITY. (a) After the Employee has acquired seniority under Article 7 (Seniority), a full- full-time Employee covered by this Agreement will be credited with two (2) days’ days of sick leave with pay at the completion of each month of service and may accumulate the unused portion of any sick leave from one year to another up to a maximum of two hundred and forty (240) days in the case of twelve (12) month Employees and two hundred (200) daysdays in the case of ten (10) month Employees. (b) A full- full-time Employee that completes probation on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of a calendar month, shall be credited with two (2) days sick leave at the end of that calendar month for use as sick leave for sick day(s) after the date of completing probation. If probation is completed after the fifteenth (15th) day of a calendar month, only one (1) day sick leave shall be credited at the end of that month for use as sick leave for sickness after the date of completing probation. (a) After the Employee has acquired seniority under Article 7 (Seniority), part- a part-time Employee whose regular work week is fifteen seventeen and one half (1517.5) hours or more will be credited one (1) day’s sick leave with pay for each month of service and may accumulate the unused portion of any sick leave from one (1) year to another up to a maximum of one hundred and twenty (120) days in case of twelve (12) month Employees and one hundred (100) daysdays in the case of ten (10) month Employees. (b) A part-time Employee that completes probation on or before the fifteen (15th) day of a calendar month, the Employee shall be credited with one (1) day sick leave at the end of that calendar month for use as sick leave for sick day(s) after the date of completing probation. If probation is completed after the fifteenth (15th) day of a calendar month, only one-half (½) day sick leave shall be credited at the end of that month for use as sick leave for sickness after the date of completing probation. 20.03 An Employee employed by the Thames Valley District School Board on January 01, 1998 shall be entitled to have credited to the Employee’s account any sick days accumulated with a predecessor Board. Should the Employee’s subsequent use of sick days cause the accumulated amount to fall below the maximum established in 20.01 and 20.02 said Articles will apply. 20.04 An Employee shall, when required, produce to the Employer evidence of illness satisfactory to the Employer. The Employer will be responsible for any cost. Should the Employer deem it necessary, an Employee may be required to undergo a functional abilities assessment or a medical examination by a physician selected from a list provided by the Employer. The Employer shall be responsible for the cost of the assessment or examination. 20.05 When an Employee is absent from work and is entitled to sick leave with pay under this Article, such absence is deemed to be leave of absence with pay. 20.06 A deduction shall be made from accumulated sick leave of all normal working days absent exclusive of holidays when qualified for such. Employees absent due to illness of less than a full day shall have their sick leave credit deducted on a pro- pro-rated basis of their normal daily hours of work. 20.07 A record of all unused sick leave will be kept by the Employer and each Employee shall have access electronically to a record of accumulated sick leave. 20.08 Absences permissible and chargeable under the Sick Leave Plan shall be for personal illness, personal injury, clinical tests, hospitalization for medical observation or treatment, emergency dental appointments, or any other such absence for health reasons certified by a physician or a licentiate of dental surgery or as set forth in Articles 21.08 and 24.03. 20.09 All Employees who were covered by a Sick Leave Retirement Gratuity Plan with their predecessor Board prior to 1998 January 01, shall continue to be eligible for such plans as clarified in Appendix A B (Gratuities). In the event of the death of an Employee, any gratuity owing will be paid to the estate.

SICK LEAVE AND RETIREMENT GRATUITY. (a) After the Employee has acquired seniority under Article 7 (Seniority), a full- time Employee covered by this Agreement will be credited two (2) days’ sick leave with pay at the completion of each month of service and may accumulate the unused portion of any sick leave from one year to another up to a maximum of two hundred (200) days. (b) A full- time Employee that completes probation on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of a calendar month, shall be credited with two (2) days sick leave at the end of that calendar month for use as sick leave for sick day(s) after the date of completing probation. If probation is completed after the fifteenth (15th) day of a calendar month, only one (1) day sick leave shall be credited at the end of that month for use as sick leave for sickness after the date of completing probation. (a) After the Employee has acquired seniority under Article 7 (Seniority), part- time Employee whose regular work week is fifteen (15) hours or more will be credited one (1) day’s sick leave with pay for each month of service and may accumulate the unused portion of any sick leave from one (1) year to another up to a maximum of one hundred (100) days. (b) A part-time Employee that completes probation on or before the fifteen fifteenth (15th) day of a calendar month, the Employee shall be credited with one (1) day sick leave at the end of that calendar month for use as sick leave for sick day(s) after the date of completing probation. If probation is completed after the fifteenth (15th) day of a calendar month, only one-half (½) day sick leave shall be credited at the end of that month for use as sick leave for sickness after the date of completing probation. 20.03 An Employee employed by the Thames Valley District School Board on January 01, 1998 shall be entitled to have credited to the Employee’s account any sick days accumulated with a predecessor Board. Should the Employee’s subsequent use of sick days cause the accumulated amount to fall below the maximum established in 20.01 and 20.02 said Articles will apply. 20.04 An Employee shall, when required, produce to the Employer evidence of illness satisfactory to the Employer. The Employer will be responsible for any cost. Should the Employer deem it necessary, an Employee may be required to undergo a functional abilities assessment or a medical examination by a physician selected from a list provided by the Employer. The Employer shall be responsible for the cost of the assessment or examination. 20.05 When an Employee is absent from work and is entitled to sick leave with pay under this Article, such absence is deemed to be leave of absence with pay. 20.06 A deduction shall be made from accumulated sick leave of all normal working days absent exclusive of holidays when qualified for such. Employees absent due to illness of less than a full day shall have their sick leave credit deducted on a pro- rated basis of their normal daily hours of work. 20.07 A record of all unused sick leave will be kept by the Employer and each Employee shall have access electronically to a record of accumulated sick leave. 20.08 Absences permissible and chargeable under the Sick Leave Plan shall be for personal illness, personal injury, clinical tests, hospitalization for medical observation or treatment, emergency dental appointments, or any other such absence for health reasons certified by a physician or a licentiate of dental surgery or as set forth in Articles 21.08 and 24.03. 20.09 All Employees who were covered by a Sick Leave Retirement Gratuity Plan with their predecessor Board prior to 1998 January 01, shall continue to be eligible for such plans as clarified in Appendix A (Gratuities). In the event of the death of an Employee, any gratuity owing will be paid to the estate.