Common use of WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE BENEFITS Clause in Contracts

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE BENEFITS. 43.1 Where an employee is absent by reason of an injury or occupational disease for which a WSIB claim is made, his / her salary shall continue to be paid for a period not exceeding thirty (30) working days and if an award is not made any salary paid in excess of that to which he / she is entitled under Article 42 (Short Term Sickness Plan) shall be an amount owing by the employee to the Employer. 43.2 Where an employee is absent by reason of an injury or occupational disease for which a WSIB award is made, the employee’s salary shall continue to be paid for a period not exceeding three (3) consecutive months, or a total of sixty-five (65) regularly scheduled working days where such absences are intermittent, following the date of the first absence because of the injury or occupational disease, and any absence in respect of the injury or occupational disease shall not be charged against their credits.