TRADES TRAINING ALLOWANCE. 23.1 At the end of each apprenticeship term the Company agrees to pay an allowance equal to the difference between what the employee would normally receive under employment insurance benefits and previous employment earnings for the standard work week to employees who successfully complete that session’s trades training and return to the employment of the Company.
23.2 Payment will be made only for those apprenticeships and/or training arrangements approved by the Company. The Company shall determine the required amount of trade certified employees based on business/service demands.
23.3 Requests for a leave of absence to attend trades training and requests for the trades training allowance shall be submitted in writing by the employee to appropriate management personnel.
23.4 Payment of amounts set out in paragraph 23.1 above shall be paid in a lump sum allowance upon return to work at the end of each session. Employees requesting the allowance shall be required to submit proof of successful course completion and employment insurance benefit receipts. Calculation of previous employment earnings shall be based on forty (40) hours pay per week and will not include overtime pay.
23.5 In the event an employee has made arrangements for approved course attendance and a layoff is invoked the employee will be entitled to benefits under this provision subject to the conditions referred to above.
23.6 In the event an employee’s session of training ends while he/she is subject to recall from layoff, the employee will receive payment of the allowance referred to in 23.1 above upon the return from layoff, unless determined otherwise by employment insurance regulations.
23.7 The application and administration of the trades training allowance shall be reviewed annually by the Company and the Union jointly by April 30 to consider and/or incorporate employment insurance benefit changes that impact payment of the allowance described herein.
23.8 Employees who receive payments under these provisions and leave the Company on their own accord shall be required to pay the Company an amount equal to their training allowance less $2,500 for each six months of employment since the training.
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TRADES TRAINING ALLOWANCE. 23.1 Subject to successful registration of this plan with Service Canada, the Company agrees to pay employees who are on a leave of absence to attend trades training a Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) allowance. The SEB allowance, together with Employment Insurance benefits received, shall equal ninety-five percent (95%) of the employee's normal weekly earnings, less overtime and other premium payments. Payment will be made only for those apprenticeships and/or training arrangements approved by the Company. The Company shall determine the required amount of trade certified employees based on business/service demands. The terms governing payment of the SEB shall conform to the requirements of the Canada Employment Insurance Commission (C.E.I.C.) and include the following provisions:
a) SEB benefits will be payable only to those employees who are eligible for and are in receipt of Employment Insurance benefits in each week of leave. A week of leave shall mean a period of seven (7) consecutive days commencing on and including Sunday.
b) An employee must apply to the Company and provide the necessary proof of eligibility for SEB in a manner acceptable to the Company. Approval shall be at the sole discretion of the Company.
c) The benefit level paid under this plan is set at ninety-five percent (95%) of the employee's normal weekly earnings. It is understood that in any one week the total amount of SEB, Employment Insurance gross benefits and any other earnings received by the employee will not exceed ninety-five percent (95%) of the employee's normal weekly earnings.
d) The payment of top-up to employees on leave will be made by the Company on a "pay-as-you-go" basis separate from the regular payroll.
e) Requests for a leave of absence to attend trades training and requests for the trades training allowance shall be submitted in writing by the employee to appropriate management personnel.
f) In the event an employee has made arrangements for approved course attendance and a layoff is invoked the employee will be entitled to benefits under this provision subject to the conditions referred to above.
g) An employee shall not be entitled to SEB if he/she is receiving sickness and accident indemnity payments under the Company plan or Workers' Compensation.
h) Employees who receive payments under these provisions and do not successfully complete that session's trades training shall be required to repay the Company through regular payroll deductions over the six...
