SICK LEAVE, W. C.B, RETURN TO WORK
28.01 A regular employee shall be entitled to eight (8) days’ sick leave per year as outlined in the Benefits Appendix B. Where an employee becomes eligible for sick leave benefits after September 1st in the year, the employee shall only be entitled to five (5) days (40 hours) sick leave for that year. The year shall be from January 15 to January 14 inclusive. Sick leave is not cumulative, i.e. unused sick leave days are not to be carried over to the following year. Fifty percent (50%) of unused sick leave (from the previous year), to a maximum of 3 days, shall be paid out to employees during the month of February.
28.02 Sick Leave with pay is only payable because of sickness and employees who are absent from duty because of sickness may be required to prove sickness. The employer will reimburse employees for any costs incurred, to a maximum of fifteen dollars ($15.00) if required by the employer to prove sickness.
28.03 Sick leave shall be computed on the basis of scheduled work days and all claims shall be paid on this basis. Sick leave deductions shall be in accordance to actual time off.
28.04 An employee may request sick leave pay to cover periods of actual time lost from work owing to sickness or accident. The employer shall advise an employee the amount of sick leave available if requested.
28.05 Where medical and/or dental appointments cannot be scheduled outside the employee’s working hours, sick leave with pay shall be granted.
(a) Employees who are off because of sickness or accident shall at the expiration of paid sick leave benefits, be continued on the payroll under the heading of leave of absence without pay for a period of not less than one (1) month. Further leave of absence without pay shall be granted upon written request. The employer’s decision for further leave of absence without pay shall be in writing. The employer may require medical information as to the expected date of return to work.
(b) Where an employee is off on unpaid sick leave, a temporary posting may continue to a date of 24 months from that employee’s last day worked. If the 24 months as noted is reached and the employee is still off on unpaid sick leave, the position shall be posted as a regular position.
(c) Upon return to work following recovery, an employee that was off less than 24 months shall continue in their former job, an employee who was off longer than 24 months shall have the right to exercise their seniority rights, if necessary, as per...
SICK LEAVE, W. C.B., INJURY-ON-DUTY 35.01
SICK LEAVE, W. C.B., Injury-On-Duty;
SICK LEAVE, W. C.B., INJURY-ON-DUTY
29.01 The following sick leave provisions may be varied by mutual agreement between the Union and the Employer in the event further Employment Insurance premium reductions for eligible sick leave plans are attainable under the Employment Insurance Act.
SICK LEAVE, W. C.B., Injury-on- Duty Leave and Article 28 - Vacations.
SICK LEAVE, W. C.B., INJURY-ON-DUTY 45 ARTICLE 33 - EDUCATION LEAVE 47 ARTICLE 34 - JURY 48 ARTICLE 35 - LEAVE - UNPAID 49
SICK LEAVE, W. C.B., INJURY-ON-DUTY
29.01 Pay for sick leave is for the sole and only purpose of protecting employees against loss of income arising from personal illness or injury and will be granted to all regular employees on the following basis:
(1) Full-time employees who have completed the probationary period shall be credited with fifteen (15) hours of sick leave and shall then accumulate sick leave credits at the rate of five
SICK LEAVE, W. C.B., Injury-On-Duty l) Article 36 - Educational Leave m) Article 37 - Jury Duty n) Article 38 - Leave - Unpaid
SICK LEAVE, W. C.B., INJURY-ON-DUTY
35.01 The following sick leave provisions may be varied by mutual agreement between the Union and the Employer in the event further E.I. premium reductions for eligible sick leave plans are attainable under the Employment Insurance Act.
35.02 Regular employees shall be credited with ten (10) sick days at the beginning of each year of service, subject to the Addendum - Regular Part Time Employees. At the end of each full year of continuous service an employee may opt as follows:
A) Carry forward any unused sick credits to a maximum bank of forty (40) days.
B) Be paid out at the employee’s current rate of pay for unused sick days at fifty per cent (50%) of their value, subject to maintaining a minimum bank of five (5) days on December 31 of each year. The number of days paid out is at the employee’s option subject to the minimum requirement.
C) If the employee’s bank is greater than forty (40) days at the end of the year, payout for the number of days above forty (40) will be automatic. The Employer will inform all employees of any administrative procedures required to exercise these options.
35.03 Sick leave with pay is only payable because of sickness and employees who are absent from duty because of sickness may be required to prove sickness. Failure to meet this requirement can be cause for disciplinary action. Repeated failure to meet this requirement can lead to dismissal. Employees must notify the Employer as promptly as possible of any absence from duty because of sickness and employees must notify the Employer prior to their return. A doctors certificate may be requested for each leave of more than three (3) consecutive work days.
35.04 Sick leave credits shall be paid for the one (1) or less not covered by the Workers’ Compensation Act. When an employee is granted sick leave with pay and a W.C.B. claim is subsequently approved for the same period, the employee shall reimburse the employer for the sick leave paid, the employee’s sick leave bank will be restored to its previous balance, and the employee shall retain the W.C.B. income for that period.
35.05 Employees qualifying for Workers' Compensation coverage shall be continued on the payroll and shall not have their employment terminated during the compensable period.
35.06 Sick leave pay shall be computed on the basis of scheduled work days and all claims shall be paid on this basis. Sick leave deductions shall be according to actual time off.
35.07 An employee must apply for...
SICK LEAVE, W. C.B., INJURY-ON-DUTY
28.01 The following sick leave provisions may be varied by mutual agreement between the Union and the Employer in the event further Employment Insurance premium reductions for eligible sick leave plans are attainable under the Employment Insurance Act.
(a) Beginning January 1, 2015, seven (7) days of sick leave will be allocated on January 1 of each year. Beginning January 1, 2016, eight (8) days of sick leave will be allocated on January 1 of each year.
(b) Each pay period the Employer will inform each employee of the number of remaining sick days.
