Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's own occupation for the first 25 months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work: (i) in the employee's own occupation, or (ii) in a job other than the employee's own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 at the employee's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Term Disability Plan. (b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 months of Long Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution or where the employee is at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine. (i) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to 100% of the employee's earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 100% of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount. (ii) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Planplan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness sickness, of a covered employee team member to perform all the duties of the employee's their own occupation for the first 25 months two years of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee the team member to work:
(i1) in the employee's their own occupation, or
(ii2) in a job other than the employee's their own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee a team member to return to work the employee they will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate of pay for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee team member at the date of disability, the employeeteam member's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 27.6 at the employeeteam member's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months two years of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee a team member to return to a job other than the employee's their own occupation, the employee team member will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's their own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months two years of total disability, employees team members able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Long-Term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee a team member who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 24 months of Long Long-Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee a team member must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i1) If an employee a team member becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform employment, the principle duties of their previous classification the employee may earn in combination with benefits regular monthly benefit from this Plan plan up to 100% of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan plan exceed 100% of the employeeteam member's earnings at the date of disability, the benefit from this Plan plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Planplan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness sickness, of a covered employee team member to perform all the duties of the employee's their own occupation for the first 25 months two years of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee the team member to work:
(i1) in the employee's their own occupation, or
(ii2) in a job other than the employee's their own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee a team member to return to work the employee they will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate of pay for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee team member at the date of disability, the employeeteam member's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 27.6 at the employeeteam member's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months two years of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee a team member to return to a job other than the employee's their own occupation, the employee team member will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's their own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months two years of total disability, employees team members able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee a team member who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 24 months of Long Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee a team member must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i1) If an employee a team member becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform employment, the principle duties of their previous classification the employee may earn in combination with benefits regular monthly benefit from this Plan plan up to 100% of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan plan exceed 100% of the employeeteam member's earnings at the date of disability, the benefit from this Plan plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's their own occupation for the first 25 months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(i1) in the employee's their own occupation, or
(ii2) in a job other than the employee's their own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee they will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 26.7(a) at the employee's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's their own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's their own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Long-Term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 months of Long Long- Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution institution, or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i1) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment employment, where they are unable to perform the principle principal duties of their previous classification classification, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to 100% of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 100% of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii2) If an employee is able to perform the principle principal duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Planthis plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of disability, or the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Ratification Document, Ratification Document
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability inability, because of an accident or sickness illness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's his/her own occupation for the first 25 months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(i1) in the employee's his/her own occupation, or
(ii2) in a job other than the employee's his/her own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee he/she will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 relevant contact provisions at the employee's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 twenty-five (25) months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's his/her own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or seventy-five percent (75% %) of the basic rate of the employee's his/her own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 twenty-five (25) months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than seventy- five percent (75% %) of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Long-Term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 twenty-five (25) months of Long Long-Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution institution, or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i1) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification employment, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to 100% eighty-five percent (85%) of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 100% eighty-five percent (85%) of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Total Disability. (a1) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness illness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's their own occupation for the first 25 months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(1) (i) in the employee's their own occupation, ; or
(2) (ii) in a job other than the employee's their own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee they will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 relevant contract provisions at the employee's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's their own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's their own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Long-Term Disability Plan.
(b) (2) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 months of Long Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution institution, or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification employment, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to 100% of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 100% of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Ratification Document, Ratification Document
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness illness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's their own occupation for the first 25 months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(i1) in the employee's their own occupation, ; or
(ii2) in a job other than the employee's their own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee they will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 relevant contract provisions at the employee's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's their own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's their own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Long-Term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 months of Long Long-Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution institution, or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i1) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification employment, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to 100% of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 100% of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's their own occupation for the first 25 months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(i1) in the employee's their own occupation, or
(ii2) in a job other than the employee's their own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee they will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 .
(a) at the employee's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's their own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's their own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Term Long-term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 months of Long Term Long- term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution institution, or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i1) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification employment, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to 100% of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 100% of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Total Disability. (a1) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness illness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's their own occupation for the first 25 months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(i) in the employee's In their own occupation, ; or
(ii) in In a job other than the employee's their own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee they will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 relevant contract provisions at the employee's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's their own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's their own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Long-Term Disability Plan.
(b2) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 months of Long Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution institution, or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification employment, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to 100% of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 100% of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's his/her own occupation for the first 25 months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
two (i2) in the employee's own occupation, or
(ii) in a job other than the employee's own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 at the employee's basic rate at the date years of disability. After the first 25 months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months of total disabilityThereafter, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% eighty-five percent (85%) of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Long-Term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 twenty-four (24) months of Long Long-Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(ic) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform employment, the principle duties of their previous classification the employee may earn in combination with benefits regular monthly benefit from this Plan up to 100% plan will be reduced by fifty percent (50%) of the employee's employeeÕs earnings at the date of disabilityfrom such rehabilitative employment. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 100% exceeds eighty-five percent (85%) of the employee's employeeÕs earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If . ÒRehabilitative employmentÓ shall mean any occupation or employment for wage or profit of any course or training that entitles the disabled employee to an employee is able to perform allowance, provided such rehabilitative employment has the principle duties approval of the position they are placed into on employeeÕs doctor and the Agency. The rehabilitative employment, employment of a disabled employee will continue until such time as the employee may earn, in combination with benefits employeeÕs earnings from rehabilitative employment exceed eighty-five percent (85%) of the Plan, up to 100% of their employeeÕs earnings at the date of disability but in no event for more than twenty-four (24) months from the date the benefit payments commence. If earnings are received by an employee during a period of total disability and if such earnings are derived from employment which has not been approved of as rehabilitative employment by his/her doctor and the position’s current rate Agency, then the regular monthly benefit from the Plan will be reduced by one hundred percent (100%) of pay, whichever is greatersuch earnings.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's their own occupation for the first 25 months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(i1) in the employee's their own occupation, or
(ii2) in a job other than the employee's their own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee they will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 26.7(a) at the employee's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's their own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's their own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 months of Long Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution institution, or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i1) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification employment, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to 100% of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 100% of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Planplan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's their own occupation for the first 25 months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(i1) in the employee's their own occupation, or
(ii2) in a job other than the employee's their own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee they will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 .
(a) at the employee's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's their own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's their own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 months of Long Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution institution, or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i1) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment employment, where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification classification, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan plan up to 100% of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan plan exceed 100% of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii2) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Planthis plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of or the position’s 's current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability inability, because of an accident or sickness illness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's his/her own occupation for the first 25 months two years of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(i1) in the employee's his/her own occupation, or
(ii2) in a job other than the employee's his/her own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee he/she will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's ’s salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 relevant contact provisions at the employee's ’s basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months two years of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's his/her own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's his/her own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months two years of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% 75 percent of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Long-Term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 twenty-four (24) months of Long Long-Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution institution, or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i1) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification employment, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to 10085% of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 10085% of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability inability, because of an accident or sickness illness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's their own occupation for the first 25 twenty-five (25) months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(i) in the employee's their own occupation, or
(ii) in a job other than the employee's their own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee they will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's ’s salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 at the employee's ’s basic rate at the date of disabilitydisability and the employee shall not receive negotiated salary increases until the salary of the employee’s new job equals or exceeds the salary which the employee is receiving. The employee shall receive the full negotiated salary increases for their new job thereafter. After the first 25 twenty-five (25) months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's their own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or seventy-five (75% %) of the basic rate of the employee's their own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 twenty-five (25) months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than seventy-five percent (75% %) of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 months of Long Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution or where the employee is at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i1) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment employment, where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification classification, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to one hundred percent (100% %) of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed one hundred percent (100% %) of the employee's ’s earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii2) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of for the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the this Plan, up to one hundred percent (100% %) of their earnings at the date of disability of or the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Labour Agreement
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's their own occupation for the first 25 months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(i1) in the employee's their own occupation, or
(ii2) in a job other than the employee's their own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee they will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 .
(a) at the employee's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's their own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's their own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Long-Term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 months of Long Long-Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution institution, or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i1) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification employment, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to 100% of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 100% of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Total Disability. (a1) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness illness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's their own occupation for the first 25 months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(1) (i) in the employee's their own occupation, ; or
(2) (ii) in a job other than the employee's their own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee they will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 relevant contract provisions at the employee's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's their own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's their own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Term Long‐Term Disability Plan.
(b) (2) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 months of Long Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution institution, or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification employment, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to 100% of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 100% of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Ratification Document
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness illness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's his/her own occupation for the first 25 twenty- five (25) months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(i1) in the employee's his/her own occupation, ; or
(ii2) in a job other than the employee's his/her own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee he/she will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 relevant contract provisions at the employee's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 twenty-five (25) months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's his/her own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or seventy-five percent (75% %) of the basic rate of the employee's his/her own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 twenty-five (25) months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than seventy-five percent (75% %) of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 twenty-five (25) months of Long Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution institution, or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i1) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification employment, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to 100% of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 100% of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability inability, because of an accident or sickness illness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's their own occupation for the first 25 twenty-five (25) months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(i1) in the employee's their own occupation, or
(ii2) in a job other than the employee's their own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee they will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's ’s salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 at the employee's ’s basic rate at the date of disabilitydisability and the employee shall not receive negotiated salary increases until the salary of the employee’s new job equals or exceeds the salary which the employee is receiving. The employee shall receive the full negotiated salary increases for their new job thereafter. After the first 25 twenty-five (25) months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's their own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or seventy- five (75% %) of the basic rate of the employee's their own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 twenty-five (25) months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than seventy-five percent (75% %) of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 twenty-five (25) months of Long Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i1) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment employment, where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification classification, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to one hundred percent (100% %) of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed one hundred percent (100% %) of the employee's ’s earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii2) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of for the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the this Plan, up to one hundred percent (100% %) of their earnings at the date of disability of or the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Labour Agreement
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's own occupation for the first 25 months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(i) in the employee's own occupation, or
(ii) in a job other than the employee's own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 at the employee's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 months of Long Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution or where the employee is at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to 100% of the employee's earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 100% of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Total Disability. (a) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's own occupation for the first 25 months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(i) in the employee's own occupation, or
(ii) in a job other than the employee's own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 32.12 at the employee's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Term Disability Plan.
(b) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 months of Long Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution or where the employee is at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification classification, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to 100% of the employee's earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 100% of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If an employee is able to perform the principle duties of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employment, the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from the Plan, up to 100% of their earnings at the date of disability of or the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greater.
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Samples: Master and Subsidiary Agreements
Total Disability. (a1) Total disability, as used in this Plan, means the complete inability because of an accident or sickness illness of a covered employee to perform all the duties of the employee's their own occupation for the first 25 months of disability except where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to work:
(i) in the employee's In their own occupation, ; or
(ii) in In a job other than the employee's their own occupation. Where accommodation has been made which enables an employee to return to work the employee they will not be considered totally disabled and the rate of pay shall be the rate for the job. If the rate of pay for this job is less than the rate of pay of the employee at the date of disability, the employee's salary will be protected in accordance with Clause 29.12 relevant contract provisions at the employee's basic rate at the date of disability. After the first 25 months of total disability, where accommodation has been made that enables an employee to return to a job other than the employee's their own occupation, the employee will not be considered totally disabled and their basic rate shall be the basic rate for the job or 75% of the basic rate of the employee's their own occupation, whichever is greater. After the first 25 months of total disability, employees able by reason of education, training or experience to perform the duties of a gainful occupation for which the rate of pay is not less than 75% of the current rate of pay of their regular occupation at the date of disability will not be considered totally disabled and will therefore not be eligible for benefits under this Long Long-Term Disability Plan.
(b2) Total disabilities resulting from mental or nervous disorders are covered by the Plan in the same manner as total disabilities resulting from accidents or other illnessessicknesses, except that an employee who is totally disabled as a result of a mental or nervous disorder and who has received 25 months of Long Term Disability Plan benefit payments must be confined to a hospital or mental institution institution, or where the employee is they are at home, under the direct care and supervision of a medical doctor, in order to continue to be eligible for benefit payments. During a period of total disability an employee must be under the regular and personal care of a legally qualified doctor of medicine.
(i) If an employee becomes totally disabled and during this period of total disability engages in rehabilitative employment where they are unable to perform the principle duties of their previous classification employment, the employee may earn in combination with benefits from this Plan up to 100% of the employee's their earnings at the date of disability. In the event that income from rehabilitative employment and the benefit paid under this Plan exceed 100% of the employee's earnings at date of disability, the benefit from this Plan will be further reduced by the excess amount.
(ii) If n the case where rehabilitative employment has been approved while an employee is able to perform receiving a benefit under the principle duties provisions of the position they are placed into on rehabilitative employmentSection 17.2(b)(1), the provisions of Section 17.2(c)(3)(i) shall not apply until the employee may earn, in combination with benefits from is receiving a benefit under Section 17.2(b)(2). During a period of total disability an employee must be under the Plan, up to 100% regular and personal care of their earnings at the date a legally qualified doctor of disability of the position’s current rate of pay, whichever is greatermedicine.
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Samples: Collective Agreement