WSIB - Regular Full-time Nurses. (a) A nurse who is incapacitated and unable to work as a result of an accident sustained while on duty in the service of the Employer within the meaning of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, shall receive 85% of her regular salary from the Employer, less regular deductions, provided she assigns over to the Employer her compensation payments due from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board for time lost as a result of the accident.
(b) A nurse who elects not to assign her Workplace Safety and Insurance payments to the Employer may make prior arrangements for the prepayment of the full premium of any contributory health benefits plans.
(c) If the claim is not approved by WSIB the Employer agrees to pay the nurse the difference between 85% and the actual sick leave benefits and/or vice versa.
(d) Should the nurse's claim be disallowed by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, then any monies paid by the Employer shall be either charged against the nurse's accumulated sick leave credits, or if the nurse has no sick leave credits, the amount so paid shall be recovered from the nurse.
(e) When a nurse is absent on Workplace Safety and Insurance leave, all provisions of this Agreement will continue to apply, except as stated under Article 17.02 (f) below, until the nurse is declared permanently unfit to perform her regular duties subject to Article 17.03 below.
(f) A nurse who is absent on a Workplace Safety and Insurance leave will not accrue annual vacation, sick leave and designated paid holidays with pay during the entire period of absence. However, seniority and service credits for the purpose of calculating future vacation entitlement and sick leave will continue to accrue during such absence. Should an anniversary increment fall during such leave, the nurse shall receive her anniversary increment upon her return to employment.
WSIB - Regular Full-time Nurses. (a) A nurse who is incapacitated and unable to work as a result of an accident sustained while on duty in the service of the Employer within the meaning of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, shall receive 85% of their regular salary from the Employer, less regular deductions, provided they assigns over to the Employer their compensation payments due from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board for time lost as a result of the accident.
(b) A nurse who elects not to assign their Workplace Safety and Insurance payments to the Employer may make prior arrangements for the prepayment of the full premium of any contributory health benefits plans.
(c) If the claim is not approved by WSIB the Employer agrees to pay the nurse the difference between 85% and the actual sick leave benefits and/or vice versa.
(d) Should the nurse's claim be disallowed by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, then any monies paid by the Employer shall be either charged against the nurse's accumulated sick leave credits, or if the nurse has no sick leave credits, the amount so paid shall be recovered from the nurse.
(e) When a nurse is absent on Workplace Safety and Insurance leave, all provisions of this Agreement will continue to apply, except as stated under Article 17.02 (f) below, until the nurse is declared permanently unfit to perform their regular duties subject to Article
