Successive Periods of Disability. If an employee who has returned to active work again becomes disabled within six consecutive months of the first disability and if such disability results from the same cause as the previous disability or from related causes, there is considered to be a continuation of the previous disability. During the elimination period, successive periods of disability from a single cause separated by up to fifteen days will be combined. However, if the employee who has returned to active work again becomes disabled due to an illness or accidental injury totally unrelated to the previous cause of disability, there is considered to be a new disability and a new elimination period, as outlined above, will apply. Medical Appointments: Appointments with doctors, doctor-prescribed physiotherapists and dentists and other such personal care appointments for an employee or the employee's children, spouse or parent for whom the employee is directly responsible, should, whenever possible, be scheduled outside of office hours. However, no reduction of salary will be effected where time used for such appointments does not exceed an accumulative maximum of twenty two (22) hours per calendar year. At the Society's discretion, additional paid time may be authorized by the employee's supervisor, where required due to exceptional circumstances and where requested in advance. If an employee is too ill to return to work for the balance of the day following an appointment, then the time off is to be counted as sick leave. If the length of time required to travel to and from or to undergo a personal care appointment is such that the absence from the workplace exceeds the two (2) hour limit, the employee shall have the option of working outside their regularly scheduled hours in order to make up the time, provided that the time must be made up within the next ten (10) working days following the medical appointment and provided that it is agreed that no overtime will be generated by virtue of working such make-up time, over and above their normal work week.
Successive Periods of Disability. Successive periods of disability, for purposes of the Long-Term Disability plan, separated by less than sixty (60) days of active full- time employment at the employee’s customary place of employment shall be considered one period of disability unless the subsequent disability is due to an injury or illness entirely unrelated to the causes of the previous disability and commences after the employee has returned to full time active employment. Full time active employment does not include vacation.
Successive Periods of Disability. Once benefit payments have commenced, if you return to work after receiving Long Term Disability benefit payments, and again disabled due to the "same" disability within days the Long Term Disability benefit payments will If you become disabled due to a "different" cause you will the receive benefits from the Short Term Disability Plan until the waiting period for Long Term Disability has been satisfied.
Successive Periods of Disability. If a covered person returns to work and becomes Totally Disabled again, he/she may qualify for Successive Periods of Total Disability. "
Successive Periods of Disability. (except for occupational accident) shall be counted together as one (1) period in computing the period during which the employees shall be entitled to benefits, except that any disability occurring after an employee has been continuously engaged in the active performance of duty for two (2) weeks in the case of absence due to an unrelated disability or three (3) months in the case of the same or a related disability shall be considered as a new disability and not part of any previous disability. Part 2 – Pay Provision for Occupational Accident Disability Absence
Successive Periods of Disability. Long Term Disability benefits end when the employee is no longer disabled. However, if an employee is again disabled by the same or a related condition within three (3) months, benefits will resume without the employee satisfying a new Qualifying Disability Period.
Successive Periods of Disability. If you return to work after a period of total disability, any subsequent period of total disability will be considered a continuation of the previous one, unless the two periods of total disability are separated by an interval of full-time employment of less than: -one day, if the two periods of total disability are due to unrelated causes; or -six continuous months, if the two periods of total disability are due to the same or related causes. If the period of total disability is considered to be a continuation of a previous period of total disability, benefits will be resumed in the same amount but without the application of another elimination period. Unless you have been at work for at least two weeks, your monthly indemnity will be based on the amount of your basic earnings prior to your original disability.
Successive Periods of Disability. Successive periods of disability, for purposes of the Weekly Indemnity Plan, separated by less than 60 days of full time active employment at the employee’s customary place of employment shall be considered one period of disability unless the subsequent disability is due to an injury or sickness entirely unrelated to the causes of the previous disability and commences after the employee has returned to full time active employment. Full time active employment does not include vacations. Should the employee be off work due to an illness or disability on the effective date of new coverage, he will be eligible for the improved benefit level on the date of his return to full time active employment. However, should he return to full time employment for less than 60 days, the improved benefit will be payable for 52 weeks less the number of weeks of benefit paid prior to the effective date of new coverage. Definition of Hospitalization First day of hospitalization includes first day of inpatient hospitalization, a minimum of twelve (12) hours of outpatient hospitalization or when day surgery is performed under general anaesthetic.
Successive Periods of Disability. Successive periods of disability, for purposes of the Long Term Disability plan, separated by less than days of active full time employment at the employee's customary place of employment shall be considered one period of disability unless the subsequent disability is due to an injury or illness entirely unrelated to the causes of the previous disability and commences after the employee has returned to full time active employment. Full time active employment does not include vacation. Other Benefits while on Group Life Insurance will be maintained on a waiver of premium basis. Upon cessation of benefits in the event of retirement or age the Group Life Insurance will be reduced immediately in accordance with the retiree benefit Life Benefits will be paid if an employee under age continues to be totally disabled and no longer has benefit entitlement under the Weekly Indemnity and plans, on the following The amount of Life insurance benefit, less retiree life insurance, paid at the rate of one-sixtieth per month for a maximum period of months, or early retirement, or age whichever occurs first. The retiree life insurance will be continued as a retiree life insurance benefit.
Successive Periods of Disability. Successive periods of disability separated by less than calendar days of full time active employment at the employee's customary place of employment shall be considered one period of disability unlessthesubsequent disability to an injury or sickness entirely unrelatedto the cause of the previousdisability and commences after the employee has returned to full time active employment. Full time active employment does not in- clude vacations. Should theemployee the effective date of new coverage, will be eligible for the improved benefit level on the date of return to full time active employment. However, should return to full time employment for less than thirty (30) days, the improved benefit will be payablefor weeks less the number of weeks of benefit paid prior to the effective date of new coverage.
