Accident and Sickness. 14.01 A Firefighter shall be entitled to eighteen (18) days sick leave per year. 14.02 During the first six (6) months of a Firefighter's probationary period he shall be entitled to one and one-half (1 1/2) days sick leave for each complete calendar month that he works. Upon completion of the first six (6) months of his probationary period, he shall have credited to his sick leave account one and one- half days (1 1/2) days for each remaining complete calendar month in that year. 14.03 Unused sick leave, may be accumulated to a maximum of eighteen (18) days per year. It is further understood that there shall be no limit to the total number of days a Firefighter may accumulate over the years. 14.04 A Firefighter may utilize sick leave allowance for absence from employment: (a) caused by personal illness or physical incapacity caused by factors over which the Firefighter has no reasonable or immediate control, provided a Firefighter in receipt of an award under the Workers' Compensation Act shall be excluded from utilizing sick leave allowance, other than as provided for under Section 14.07. (b) caused by exposure to contagious disease that in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health might endanger the health of other employees by his attendance on duty. (c) each full shift lost by a Firefighter shall be considered as one (1) day. If twenty- four (24) hour shifts are worked then twenty-four (24) hours should be considered two (2) days. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article, sick leave benefits will not be paid to an employee who is absent due to an injury suffered while gainfully employed by any business enterprise which is liable for payments to the Worker's Compensation Board. 14.05 Payments from cumulative sick leave credits shall be subject to the following conditions: (a) Unless other arrangements have been made a Firefighter shall, on each day of illness report, or cause to report such illness to the Fire Chief or his representative. He may be required to produce a signed certificate or certificates from a qualified medical practitioner for any such absence stating he is or has been under his care and is not fit to return to duty. (b) Where a Firefighter is returning to work after sick leave for three (3) consecutive shifts or longer, the Firefighter shall produce a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner certifying that the Firefighter has been under his care and is now fit to return to duty. (c) In the event a Firefighter fails to report or fails to file a doctor's certificate as outlined above, he shall not be entitled to any sick leave benefits as provided herein, unless in the opinion of the Fire Chief there was reasonable justification for the Firefighter's failure to file the said certificate. (d) A Firefighter who is absent due to illness or who is returning to duty after an illness shall give notice to the Chief or his representative as soon as practicable. Under normal circumstances a Firefighter shall give at least one (1) hour's notice in each case if he is working a day shift, and at least three (3) hours' notice if on a night shift. (e) On normal retirement a Firefighter shall be allowed pay for one-half (½) of any balance of sick pay credits so accumulated, provided, however, that no such payment shall represent more than one hundred and thirty (130) days. (f) A Firefighter who is actively employed by the Municipality and who has had seven (7) years or more service, shall be granted upon termination of employment, one-half (½) of the balance of his sick pay credits up to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) days. (g) In the case of death of a Firefighter who has been actively employed by the Municipality for seven (7) years or more, one-half (½) of the balance of his sick pay credits shall be paid to his beneficiary, up to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) days. (h) All retirement and death benefits will be paid on the basis of the current work week of the current wage scale. (i) The corporation will pay cost of physician’ notes/forms when requested or required under the collective agreement, upon the submission of the original note and receipt, up to a maximum of $40.00 per note/form. 14.06 Where an employee is absent by reason of personal injury, accident or illness, or who suffers from occupational disease, arising out of and in the course of employment with the Corporation, the employer will pay the employee, in addition to the amount of compensation award by the Board, the difference between the amount of the employee’s net regular salary or wages and the amount of the award for the period of temporary disability. This is to ensure that the employee’s net salary and benefits based upon the employee’s normal working hours at the employee’s regular rate of pay are not reduced by reason of the temporary disability. The Corporation and the Association agree that the “Net Salary” provision takes into account the non-taxable nature of Workers Compensation payments, and that the income tax deductions will be based on the Employer paid portion of the employee’s pay to ensure that an employee who has been on Workers Compensation received no less, but no more, net salary than if the employee had been working.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Accident and Sickness. 14.01 A Firefighter Fire Fighter shall be entitled to eighteen (18) days sick leave per year.
14.02 . During the first six (6) months of a FirefighterFire Fighter's probationary period he shall be entitled to one and one-half (1 1/2) I days sick leave for each complete calendar month that he works. Upon completion of the first six (6) months of his probationary period, he shall have credited to his sick leave account one and one- one-half days (1 1/2) days for each remaining complete calendar month in that year.
14.03 . Unused sick leave, may be accumulated to a maximum of eighteen (18) days per year. It is further understood that there shall be no limit to the total number of days a Firefighter Fire Fighter may accumulate over the years.
14.04 . A Firefighter Fire Fighter may utilize sick leave allowance for absence from employment:
(a) : caused by personal illness or physical incapacity caused by factors over which the Firefighter Fire Fighter has no reasonable or immediate control, provided a Firefighter Fire Fighter in receipt of an award under the Workers' Compensation Act shall be excluded from utilizing sick leave allowance, other than as provided for under Section 14.07.
(b) caused by exposure to contagious disease that in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health might endanger the health of other employees by his attendance on duty.
(c) . each full shift lost by a Firefighter Fire Fighter shall be considered as one (1) day. If twenty- four (24) hour shifts are worked then twenty-four (24) hours should be considered two (2) days. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article, sick leave benefits will not be paid to an employee who is absent due to an injury suffered while gainfully employed by any business enterprise which is liable for payments to the Worker's Compensation Board.
14.05 . Payments from cumulative sick leave credits shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) : Unless other arrangements have been made a Firefighter Fire Fighter shall, on each day of illness report, or cause to report such illness to the Fire Chief or his representative. He may be required to produce a signed certificate or certificates from a qualified medical practitioner for any such absence stating he is or has been under his care and is not fit to return to duty.
(b) . Where a Firefighter Fire fighter is returning to work after sick leave for three (3) consecutive shifts days or longer, the Firefighter he shall produce a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner certifying that the Firefighter he has been under his care and is now fit to return to duty.
(c) . In the event a Firefighter Fire Fighter fails to report or fails to file a doctor's certificate as outlined above, he shall not be entitled to any sick leave benefits as provided herein, unless in the opinion of the Fire Chief there was reasonable justification for the FirefighterFire Fighter's failure to file the said certificate.
(d) . A Firefighter Fire Fighter who is absent due to illness or who is returning to duty after an illness shall give notice to the Chief or his representative as soon as practicable. Under normal circumstances a Firefighter Fire Fighter shall give at least one (1) hour's ’s notice in each case if he is working a day shift, and at least three (3) hours' ’ notice if on a night shift.
(e) On normal retirement a Firefighter shall be allowed pay for one-half (½) of any balance of sick pay credits so accumulated, provided, however, that no such payment shall represent more than one hundred and thirty (130) days.
(f) A Firefighter who is actively employed by the Municipality and who has had seven (7) years or more service, shall be granted upon termination of employment, one-half (½) of the balance of his sick pay credits up to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) days.
(g) In the case of death of a Firefighter who has been actively employed by the Municipality for seven (7) years or more, one-half (½) of the balance of his sick pay credits shall be paid to his beneficiary, up to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) days.
(h) All retirement and death benefits will be paid on the basis of the current work week of the current wage scale.
(i) The corporation will pay cost of physician’ notes/forms when requested or required under the collective agreement, upon the submission of the original note and receipt, up to a maximum of $40.00 per note/form.
14.06 Where an employee is absent by reason of personal injury, accident or illness, or who suffers from occupational disease, arising out of and in the course of employment with the Corporation, the employer will pay the employee, in addition to the amount of compensation award by the Board, the difference between the amount of the employee’s net regular salary or wages and the amount of the award for the period of temporary disability. This is to ensure that the employee’s net salary and benefits based upon the employee’s normal working hours at the employee’s regular rate of pay are not reduced by reason of the temporary disability. The Corporation and the Association agree that the “Net Salary” provision takes into account the non-taxable nature of Workers Compensation payments, and that the income tax deductions will be based on the Employer paid portion of the employee’s pay to ensure that an employee who has been on Workers Compensation received no less, but no more, net salary than if the employee had been working.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Accident and Sickness. 14.01 A Firefighter shall be entitled to eighteen (18) days sick leave per year.
14.02 During the first six (6) months of a Firefighter's probationary period he shall be entitled to one and one-half (1 1/2) days sick leave for each complete calendar month that he works. Upon completion of the first six (6) months of his probationary period, he shall have credited to his sick leave account one and one- half days (1 1/2) days for each remaining complete calendar month in that year.
14.03 Unused sick leave, may be accumulated to a maximum of eighteen (18) days per year. It is further understood that there shall be no limit to the total number of days a Firefighter may accumulate over the years.
14.04 A Firefighter may utilize sick leave allowance for absence from employment:
(a) caused by personal illness or physical incapacity caused by factors over which the Firefighter has no reasonable or immediate control, provided a Firefighter in receipt of an award under the Workers' Compensation Act shall be excluded from utilizing sick leave allowance, other than as provided for under Section 14.07.
(b) caused by exposure to contagious disease that in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health might endanger the health of other employees by his attendance on duty.
(c) each full shift lost by a Firefighter shall be considered as one (1) day. If twenty- four (24) hour shifts are worked then twenty-four (24) hours should be considered two (2) days. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article, sick leave benefits will not be paid to an employee who is absent due to an injury suffered while gainfully employed by any business enterprise which is liable for payments to the Worker's Compensation Board.
14.05 Payments from cumulative sick leave credits shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) Unless other arrangements have been made a Firefighter shall, on each day of illness report, or cause to report such illness to the Fire Chief or his representative. He may be required to produce a signed certificate or certificates from a qualified medical practitioner for any such absence stating he is or has been under his care and is not fit to return to duty.
(b) Where a Firefighter is returning to work after sick leave for three (3) consecutive shifts or longer, the Firefighter shall produce a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner certifying that the Firefighter has been under his care and is now fit to return to duty.
(c) In the event a Firefighter fails to report or fails to file a doctor's certificate as outlined above, he shall not be entitled to any sick leave benefits as provided herein, unless in the opinion of the Fire Chief there was reasonable justification for the Firefighter's failure to file the said certificate.
(d) A Firefighter who is absent due to illness or who is returning to duty after an illness shall give notice to the Chief or his representative as soon as practicable. Under normal circumstances a Firefighter shall give at least one ninety (190) hour's minutes notice in each case if he he/she is working a day shift, shift and at least three (3) hours' ’ notice if on a night shift.
(e) On normal retirement a Firefighter shall be allowed pay for one-half (½) of any balance of sick pay credits so accumulated, provided, however, that no such payment shall represent more than one hundred and thirty (130) days.
(f) A Firefighter who is actively employed by the Municipality and who has had seven (7) years or more service, shall be granted upon termination of employment, one-half (½) of the balance of his sick pay credits up to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) days.
(g) In the case of death of a Firefighter who has been actively employed by the Municipality for seven (7) years or more, one-half (½) of the balance of his sick pay credits shall be paid to his beneficiary, up to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) days.
(h) All retirement and death benefits will be paid on the basis of the current work week of the current wage scale.
(i) The corporation will pay cost of physician’ notes/forms when requested or required under the collective agreement, upon the submission of the original note and receipt, up to a maximum of $40.00 per note/form.
14.06 Where an employee is absent by reason of personal injury, accident or illness, or who suffers from occupational disease, arising out of and in the course of employment with the Corporation, the employer will pay the employee, in addition to the amount of compensation award by the Board, the difference between the amount of the employee’s net regular salary or wages and the amount of the award for the period of temporary disability. This is to ensure that the employee’s net salary and benefits based upon the employee’s normal working hours at the employee’s regular rate of pay are not reduced by reason of the temporary disability. The Corporation and the Association agree that the “Net Salary” provision takes into account the non-taxable nature of Workers Compensation payments, and that the income tax deductions will be based on the Employer paid portion of the employee’s pay to ensure that an employee who has been on Workers Compensation received no less, but no more, net salary than if the employee had been working.seven
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Accident and Sickness. 14.01 A Firefighter shall be entitled to eighteen (18) days sick leave per year.
14.02 During the first six (6) months of a Firefighter's probationary period he shall be entitled to one and one-half (1 1/2) days sick leave for each complete calendar month that he works. Upon completion of the first six (6) months of his probationary period, he shall have credited to his sick leave account one and one- half days (1 1/2) days for each remaining complete calendar month in that year.
14.03 Unused sick leave, may be accumulated to a maximum of eighteen (18) days per year. It is further understood that there shall be no limit to the total number of days a Firefighter may accumulate over the years.
14.04 A Firefighter may utilize sick leave allowance for absence from employment:
(a) caused by personal illness or physical incapacity caused by factors over which the Firefighter has no reasonable or immediate control, provided a Firefighter in receipt of an award under the Workers' Compensation Act shall be excluded from utilizing sick leave allowance, other than as provided for under Section 14.07.
(b) caused by exposure to contagious disease that in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health might endanger the health of other employees by his attendance on duty.
(c) each full shift lost by a Firefighter shall be considered as one (1) day. If twenty- four (24) hour shifts are worked then twenty-four (24) hours should be considered two (2) days. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article, sick leave benefits will not be paid to an employee who is absent due to an injury suffered while gainfully employed by any business enterprise which is liable for payments to the Worker's Compensation Board.
14.05 Payments from cumulative sick leave credits shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) Unless other arrangements have been made a Firefighter shall, on each day of illness report, or cause to report such illness to the Fire Chief or his representative. He may be required to produce a signed certificate or certificates from a qualified medical practitioner for any such absence stating he is or has been under his care and is not fit to return to duty.
(b) Where a Firefighter is returning to work after sick leave for three (3) consecutive shifts or longer, the Firefighter shall produce a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner certifying that the Firefighter has been under his care and is now fit to return to duty.
(c) In the event a Firefighter fails to report or fails to file a doctor's certificate as outlined above, he shall not be entitled to any sick leave benefits as provided herein, unless in the opinion of the Fire Chief there was reasonable justification for the Firefighter's failure to file the said certificate.
(d) A Firefighter who is absent due to illness or who is returning to duty after an illness shall give notice to the Chief or his representative as soon as practicable. Under normal circumstances a Firefighter shall give at least one (1) hour's notice in each case if he is working a day shift, and at least three (3) hours' notice if on a night shift.
(e) On normal retirement a Firefighter shall be allowed pay for one-half (½) of any balance of sick pay credits so accumulated, provided, however, that no such payment shall represent more than one hundred and thirty (130) days.
(f) A Firefighter who is actively employed by the Municipality and who has had seven (7) years or more service, shall be granted upon termination of employment, one-half (½) of the balance of his sick pay credits up to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) days.
(g) In the case of death of a Firefighter who has been actively employed by the Municipality for seven (7) years or more, one-half (½) of the balance of his sick pay credits shall be paid to his beneficiary, up to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) days.
(h) All retirement and death benefits will be paid on the basis of the current work week of the current wage scale.
(i) The corporation will pay cost of physician’ notes/forms when requested or required under the collective agreement, upon the submission of the original note and receipt, up to a maximum of $40.00 per note/form.
14.06 Where an employee is absent by reason of personal injury, accident or illness, or who suffers from occupational disease, arising out of and in the course of employment with the Corporation, the employer will pay the employee, in addition to the amount of compensation award by the Board, the difference between the amount of the employee’s net regular salary or wages and the amount of the award for the period of temporary disability. This is to ensure that the employee’s net salary and benefits based upon the employee’s normal working hours at the employee’s regular rate of pay are not reduced by reason of the temporary disability. The Corporation and the Association agree that the “Net Salary” provision takes into account the non-taxable nature of Workers Compensation payments, and that the income tax deductions will be based on the Employer paid portion of the employee’s pay to ensure that an employee who has been on Workers Compensation received no less, but no more, net salary than if the employee had been working.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Accident and Sickness. 14.01 A Firefighter An Employee off duty as a result of an occupationalillness incurred in the of his shall be entitled provided with hospital and medical care in tween the Workers' Compensa~tion BO- pay as may accumulated to eighteen (18) days sick leave per year.
14.02 During the first six (6) months credit of the Employee shall no affected by such absence from duty. Each Employee shall receive a Firefighter's probationary period he shall be entitled to gross credit of: one and one-half (1 1/2) days sick leave for each up to December L- one and one-quarter days from January December and after January I service with the such credit to Sick Pay Credit shallbe cumulativeas from the be of the first complete calendar month that he worksafter the c mencement of duties and such credits can be available, after one month of service including the period. Upon completion A month of "unbroken"serviceshall be one where the first six (6) months Employee is employed, in full or in part, on all the days in the month, provided that, subject to Article unemploymentdue to weatherconditions, work, loss of time due to accidents occurring while on duty, suspen- sions, or illness, shall not be considered as breaking a month's service. Where an Employee is absent on account of and his probationary periodcumulative sick pay credit has been exhausted, he shall have credited to his not receive sick leave account one and one- half days (1 1/2) days for each remaining complete calendar pay creditfor the month in that year.
14.03 Unused which he was so absent. Statutory holidays and special holidays and regular "days off' not form part of the period. advanceof any credit he may in the current month, such and firstday of the following month. Whenever in any month an Employee's days of illness exceed his cumulative sick leavepay credit at the end of such month, may be accumulated to a maximum credit becoming available the future but shallbe regarded as clays of eighteen (18) days per yearillness without pay. It When an Employee is further understood that there shall be no limit given leave of absence without pay for any reason, or is laid off on account of lack of work and returns to the total service of the Employer upon expiration of suchleave of absence, etc., he shallnot receive credit for the period of such absence,but shall retain his cumulative credit, if any, existing at the time of such leave. The number of days a Firefighter may accumulate over the years.
14.04 A Firefighter may utilize sick leave allowance or parts of days for absence from employment:
(a) caused by personal illness or physical incapacity caused by factors over which the Firefighter has no reasonable or immediate control, provided a Firefighter in receipt of an award under the Workers' Compensation Act Employee receives "Sick Pay" shall be excluded deducted from utilizing sick leave allowance, other his Cumulative Sick Pay Credit. An Employee absent for more than as provided for under Section 14.07.
(b) caused by exposure to contagious disease that in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health might endanger the health of other employees by his attendance on duty.
(c) each full shift lost by a Firefighter three days shall be considered as one (1) day. If twenty- four (24) hour shifts are worked then twenty-four (24) hours should be considered two (2) days. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article, sick leave benefits will not be paid to an employee who is absent due to an injury suffered while gainfully employed by any business enterprise which is liable for payments to the Worker's Compensation Board.
14.05 Payments from cumulative sick leave credits shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) Unless other arrangements have been made a Firefighter shall, on each day of illness report, or cause to report such illness to the Fire Chief or his representative. He may be required to produce a signed certificate or certificates from a qualified medical practitioner for any such absence stating he is or has been under his care and is not fit to return to duty.
(b) Where a Firefighter is returning to work after sick leave for three (3) consecutive shifts or longer, the Firefighter shall produce a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner certifying that the Firefighter has been under his care and is now fit to return to duty.
(c) In the event a Firefighter fails to report or fails to file furnish a doctor's certificate covering the nature and duration of his illness and, in addition thereto, shall be required in each day period following the day period to submit a like certificate covering the nature and duration of such illness. The Employer reserves the right in any case of absence on account of illness to request such of its officials as outlined aboveit deems proper to attend at the residence of the Employee and report such illness or request the Employee to furnish a medical certificate to such illness. "Offi- cials" in this sub-section shall mean the Chief, he shall not be entitled to any sick leave benefits as provided herein, unless in the opinion a Senior Officer of the Fire Chief there was reasonable justification for Department, a Medical Practitioner or a Registered Nurse Any or all of the Firefighter's failure to file the said certificate.
(d) A Firefighter who is absent due to illness or who is returning to duty after an illness unused portion of Sick Pay Credit shall give notice be accumulated to the Chief or his representative as soon as practicablebenefit of the Employee from year to year. Under normal circumstances a Firefighter shall give at least one (1) hour's notice in each case if he is working a day shift, and at least three (3) hours' notice if on a night shift.
(e) On normal retirement a Firefighter The unused portion of the yearly accumulation shall be allowed pay for one-half (½) computed at the end of any balance of sick pay credits so accumulated, provided, however, that no such payment shall represent more than one hundred each year and thirty (130) brought forward in days.
(f) A Firefighter who is actively employed by the Municipality and who has had seven (7) years or more service, shall be granted upon . Upon termination of employment, one-half (½) of the balance of his sick pay credits up to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) days.
(g) In the case of death of a Firefighter who has been actively employed by the Municipality for seven (7) years or more, one-half (½) of the balance of his sick pay credits shall be paid to his beneficiary, up to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130) days.
(h) All retirement and death benefits will be paid on the basis of the current work week of the current wage scale.
(i) The corporation will pay cost of physician’ notes/forms when requested or required under the collective agreement, upon the submission of the original note and receipt, up to a maximum of $40.00 per note/form.
14.06 Where an employee is absent by reason of personal injury, accident or illness, or who suffers from occupational disease, arising out of and in the course of employment with the CorporationEmployer, the employer will pay the employee, in addition to the amount of compensation award by the Board, the difference between the amount of the employee’s net regular salary or wages and the amount of the award for the period of temporary disability. This is to ensure that the employee’s net salary and benefits based upon the employee’s normal working hours at the employee’s regular rate of pay are not reduced by reason of the temporary disability. The Corporation and the Association agree that the “Net Salary” provision takes into account the non-taxable nature of Workers Compensation payments, and that the income tax deductions will there shall be based on the Employer paid portion of the employee’s pay to ensure that an employee who has been on Workers Compensation received no less, but no more, net salary than if the employee had been working.to:
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement