Recurring Disabilities. (a) Employees who return to work after being absent because of illness or injury, and within five (5) consecutive scheduled days of work, again become unable to work because of the same illness or injury are considered to still be within the original Short Term Plan period as defined in Section 1.2(a)
(b) Employees who return to work after being absent because of illness or injury and within five (5) consecutive scheduled days of work, again become unable to work because of a new illness or injury unrelated to the illness or injury that caused the previous absence shall be entitled to a further six (6) months benefits under this plan.
(c) Employees who return to work after being absent because of illness or injury, and after working five (5) or more consecutive scheduled days of work, again become unable to work because of the same illness or injury will be entitled to a further six (6) month period of benefits under this plan. This does not apply to an employee who has returned to work in the College on a trial basis as approved by the Joint Committee. In such a case, the maximum benefit period shall continue to be as defined in Section 1.2(a).
(d) Employees who return to work after a period of illness or injury and who do not work the same number of hours that were scheduled prior to the illness or injury shall receive prorated benefits under this plan, however, not beyond six (6) calendar months from the initial date of absence as defined in Section 1.2(a), if absence is due to the same illness or injury.
Recurring Disabilities. (a) An employee who returns to work after a period of short-term illness leave and within thirty (30) consecutive work days again becomes unable to work because of the same illness or injury will be considered to be within the original short-term leave period as defined in Article 21.01.
(b) An employee who returns to work after a period of short-term illness leave and after working thirty (30) or more consecutive work days, again becomes unable to work because of the same illness or injury, will be considered to be in a new illness leave period and entitled to the full benefits of Article 21.01.
(c) An employee who returns to work after a period of short-term illness leave and within thirty (30) consecutive work days subsequently becomes unable to work because of an illness or injury unrelated to the illness or injury that caused the previous absence will be considered to be in a new illness leave period and entitled to the full benefits of Article 21.01.
(d) The provisions of Article 21.03(c) shall not apply to an employee who has returned to work for a trial period. In such a case, the employee will be considered to be within the original short-term leave period as defined in Article 21.01.
(e) The Employer may require a trial period for any employee who returns to work after short term illness.
Recurring Disabilities. 1.07.01 For the sole purpose of establishing the numbers of days of Income Protection it is provided that if a member returns to work after a period of disability and becomes disabled again within thirty (30) calendar days of their return to work due to causes related to the earlier disability, then the second period of disability shall be considered as an extension of the earlier period of disability and only the balance of Income Protection benefits remaining from the earlier disability shall be payable.
Recurring Disabilities. An Employee who returns to work after a period of short-term illness leave and, within fifteen (15) consecutive work days, again becomes unable to work because of the same illness or injury will be considered to be within the original short-term leave period as defined in clause 33.16 (a).
Recurring Disabilities. Employees who return to work after being absent because of illness or injury and within fourteen (14) working days again become unable to work because of the same illness or injury, will have their one hundred and thirty (130) day maximum benefit period reduced by all previous periods of absence because of that illness or injury which were not separated by at least fourteen (14) days of work. Subsequent absences due to illness or injury unrelated to the illness or injury that caused the previous absence will entitle the employee to a further one hundred thirty (130) days of short-term benefits.
Recurring Disabilities. (a) An employee who returns to work after a period of short-term illness leave and within thirty (30) consecutive work days again becomes unable to work because of the same illness or injury, whether the illness or injury would qualify for general illness, will be considered to be within the original short-term leave period as defined in Article 25.02(a). Where an employee is on an approved leave during the thirty (30) consecutive work day period, the leave days shall not be considered in the thirty (30) consecutive work day count.
(b) An employee who returns to work after a period of short-term illness leave and after working thirty (30) or more consecutive work days, again becomes unable to work because of the same illness or injury, will be considered to be in a new illness leave period and entitled to the full benefits of Article 25.
Recurring Disabilities. (a) Employees who return to work after being absent because of illness or injury, and within five consecutive scheduled days of work again become unable to work because of the same illness or injury are considered to still be within the original short-term plan period as defined in Section 1.2(a).
(b) Employees who return to work after being absent because of illness or injury and within five consecutive scheduled workdays again become unable to work because of a new illness or injury unrelated to the illness or injury that caused the previous absence shall be entitled to a further seven months of benefits under this plan.
(c) Employees who return to work after being absent because of illness or injury, and after working five or more consecutive scheduled days of work, again become unable to work because of the same illness or injury will be entitled to a further seven months period of benefits under this plan.
Recurring Disabilities. Employees who return to work after being absent because of illness or injury, and within 15 consecutive scheduled days of work again become unable to work because of the same illness or injury are considered to still be within the original short term plan period as defined in section 1.02(a).
Recurring Disabilities. * 2.16.01 A member who returns to work for the City after a period of disability during which Long Term Disability benefits were paid and becomes disabled again within one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days of their return to work due to causes related to the earlier disability, and the second period of disability covers ten (10) days of work or more, and the second period of disability is not fully covered by the Income Protection Plan, then the second period of disability shall be considered as an extension of the earlier period of disability and Long Term Disability benefits shall recommence immediately based on the member's regular rate of pay on the date the second period of disability began.
* 2.16.02 A member who returns to work for the City after a period of disability during which Long Term Disability benefits were paid and becomes disabled again within thirty (30) calendar days of their return to work due to causes unrelated to the earlier disability and the second period of disability is not fully covered by the Income Protection Plan, then the second period of disability shall be considered an extension of the earlier period of disability and Long Term Disability benefits shall recommence immediately based on the member's regular rate of pay on the date the second period of disability began.
Recurring Disabilities. A Faculty Member who returns to work after a period of short-term illness leave and, within fifteen (15) consecutive work days, again becomes unable to work because of the same illness or injury will be considered to be within the original short-term leave period as defined in clause 33.16 (a).
