Common use of Compensable Absences Clause in Contracts

Compensable Absences. With respect to reinstatement, an employee absent due to an injury compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act will be reinstated to employment in accordance with the re-employment obligations of that Act. Notwithstanding the temporal limitations on re-employment obligations set out in the Workers’ Compensation Act, an employee with two or more years’ seniority shall have rights a period equal to seniority, as at first day of absence, up to a maximum of four an is entitled to rights than are by the Workers’ Act, the employee’s rights and obligations shall be governed as set out in Section Other Absences Due to Accident or Sickness. All other absences due to accident or be dealt with as An employee will be granted an allowable break for the following periods provided the absence are substantiated by medicalreports satisfactory to the Company. The employee will provide the Company with such medical reports as the Company, in its discretion, shall require An employee who has completed probationary period and who has up to six months’ seniority will be granted an allowable break for a period of up to one-half of seniority, as at day of absence. An employee with than six months’ seniority will be granted an allowable break for a period of up to the length of seniority, as at day of absence, up to a maximum of four years. Where an to work prior to the expiry of allowable break period and within one year goes off work again due to the or a related disability, such of absence due to the or a related disability will be deed to be consecutive with and will be added to the previous of absence to determine if the employee has been absent for a period of equivalent to allowable break as provided herein. employee shall, to the extent feasible, be to the job held or to a job a rate equal to that previously held, subject to seniority, providing can perform work satisfactorily. If the employee would not otherwise have retained job and is not placed on a job carrying an equal rate of pay, shall, subject to seniority, be placed on a job can satisfactorily perform, It is understood and agreed that the Company will make reasonable efforts to accommodate employees to facilitate their speedy to work and their return to full productivity. Such accommodation shall consist of measures which may reasonably be expected to the employee to perform productively, to the satisfactionof the Company, within a reasonable period of It is understood and agreed that the medical reports referred to above provide the Company with information the cause of the absence, the prognosis for recovery, full or otherwise, the expected date of return and the and scope of any limitations on the employee’s ability to work to enable the Company to whether the absence is to plan staffing and to ensure a speedy return to work. Upon request by the Company, at any the employee will execute a letter of release permitting disclosure, to the Company or a of its choice, of medical related to the illness or injury causing the employee’s absence. Allowable breaks permitted under this provision shall be conditional upon the timely delivery of satisfactory reports as by the Company, but not than a of once per month. An employee’s to provide reports on may in the employee being subject to action. It shall be the to provide the Company with upto-date and complete medical throughout absence and, in any event, no less than weeks in advance of the expiration of allowable break, to assist the Company in making its determinations under this provision. Where the Company is not satisfied with the provided, the employee will to and cooperate in an independent medical examination by a specialist. Upon the expiry of the appropriate periods, the employee’s will and will be lost unless, the of the Company, there a reasonable prospect of the employee’s return to productive work, within a further period of not than months. Where an extension of the allowable is granted and the employee has not returned to work, as expected, within the period of extension, will automatically terminate and seniority will be lost. Nothing in thisprovision shall be interpreted as a guaranteed allowable break and it understood and agreed that it is the employee’s obligation to return to work as soon as possible. A copy of the letter that informs an employee that has been separated the employ of the Company as a result of the expiry of break will be forwarded to the Chief

Compensable Absences. With respect to reinstatement, an employee absent due to an injury compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act will be reinstated to employment in accordance with accordancewith the re-employment obligations of obligationsof that Act. Notwithstanding the temporal limitations on re-employment obligations set out in the Workers’ Compensation Act, an employee with two or more years’ seniority shall have reinstatement rights a period equal to seniority, ,as at first day of absence, up to a maximum of four an is entitled to temporal reinstatement rights than are provided by the Workers’ Act, the employee’s rights and obligations shall be governed as set out in Section Other Absences Due to Accident or Sickness. All other absences due to accident or be dealt with as An employee will be granted an allowable break for the following periods provided the absence are substantiated by medicalreports satisfactory to the Company. The employee will provide the Company with such medical reports medicalreports as the Company, in its discretion, shall require An employee who has completed probationary period and who has up to six months’ seniority will senioritywill be granted an allowable break for a period of up to one-half of seniority, as at first day of absence. An employee with than six months’ seniority will be granted an allowable break for a period of up to the length of seniority, as at day of absence, up to a maximum of four years. Where an returns to work prior to the expiry of allowable break period and within one year goes off work offwork again due to the same or a related disability, such further of absence due to the or a related disability will be deed to be consecutive with and will be added to the previous of absence to determine if the employee has been absent for a period of equivalent to allowable break as provided herein. The employee shall, to the extent feasible, be reinstated to the job previously held or to a job a rate equal to that previously held, subject to seniority, providing can perform the work satisfactorily. If the employee would not otherwise have retained previous job and is not placed on a job carrying an equal rate of pay, shall, subject to seniority, be placed on a job can satisfactorily perform, . It is understood and agreed that the Company will make reasonable efforts to accommodate employees to facilitate their speedy return to work and their return to full productivity. Such accommodation shall consist of measures which may reasonably be expected to permit the employee to perform productively, to the satisfactionof of the Company, within a reasonable period of time. It is understood and agreed that the medical reports referred to above provide must the Company with information concerning the cause of the absence, the prognosis for recovery, full or otherwise, the expected date of return and the nature and scope of any limitations on the employee’s ability to work to enable the Company to whether the absence is to plan staffing and to ensure a speedy return to work. Upon request by the Company, ,at any time,the employee will execute a letter of release permitting disclosure, to the Company or a of its choice, of medical related to the illness or injury causing the employee’s absence. than a Allowable breaks permitted under this provision shall be conditional upon the timely delivery of satisfactory medical reports as required by the Company, but not than a of once per month. An employee’s to provide reports on time may result in the employee being subject to action. disciplinary It shall be the responsibility to provide the Company with uptoup-to-date and complete medical throughout absence and, in any event, no less than three weeks in advance of the expiration of allowable break, to assist the Company in making its determinations under this provision. Where the Company is not satisfied with the medical provided, the employee will to and cooperate in an independent medical examination by a specialist. Upon the expiry of the appropriate time periods, the employee’s will and seniority will be lost unless, in the of the Company, there is a reasonable prospect of the employee’s return employee8 to productive work, ,within a further period of not than three months. Where an extension of the allowable break is granted and the employee has not returned to work, as expected, within the period of extension, will automatically terminate and terminateand seniority will be willbe lost. Nothing in thisprovision this shall be interpreted as a guaranteed allowable minimum break and it understood and agreed that it is the employee’s 's obligation to return to work as soon as possible. A copy of the letter that informs an employee that has been separated the employ of the Company as a result of the expiry of allowable break will be forwarded to the Chief▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.