Modified Work Program. The Employer shall provide modified work for any employee injured on the job as per the requirements of the Workers’ Safety and Insurance Board. The employee must co-operate in developing and participating in, a modified work program suited to his capabilities, and with the approval of his physician and/or the WSIB. Both the Employer and the employee shall work together to return the employee to good health and his regular duties.
Modified Work Program. The parties are dedicated to finding a suitable work environment for Employees as soon as possible after an injury or illness. Should an Employee suffer an injury or illness resulting in time off for an extended period of time, the parties will make reasonable attempts to place them in a suitable work environment to assist in their recovery efforts. Should sufficient medical information establish that an Employee is in need of modified duties, all parties must work together in a cooperative manner to consider potential options for accommodation, in accordance with the requirements of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act and the Human Rights Code, and to establish a safe and early return to work plan. An Employee who becomes medically restricted as a result of an injury or illness shall be placed in his job classification if he is capable of performing it with reasonable accommodation. If he is not capable of performing the work in his job with reasonable accommodation, he may be placed in another equal or lower job classification for which he is capable of performing the work, consistent with any restrictions he may have, seniority permitting. If a medically restricted Employee is not capable of performing, with reasonable accommodation, an available job in the plant, he shall be placed on medical leave up to the maximum time allowable under this Agreement. The return to work process requires Employees to maintain regular contact with the division’s Human Resources Department while absent from work due to illness or injury, in accordance with the schedule established at the outset of an Employee’s illness or injury. Upon request by the Company, Employees shall also provide detailed and reasonable medical information from their treating physician setting out the nature of their condition, the dates of treatment, the expected date of return, and any physical limitations that the Employees may have. The Human Resources Department may also contact Employees to obtain additional information and to discuss return to work. The parties’ goal is to offer Employees reasonable accommodation, and suitable work to the extent it is available within the division, for the purposes of assisting the rehabilitation process and ultimately returning Employees to their regular job. Employees are responsible for requesting accommodation and for providing the Company with medical information that supports their request. Prior to returning to work, Employees will be provided wit...
Modified Work Program. 31.01 The City agrees that members of Local 79 are covered by the Modified Work Program which may be amended by mutual agreement from time to time. The City agrees to post the program on the Intranet.
Modified Work Program. It is the Company's intention that the return to work procedure be designed and implemented in such a fashion as to accommodate both returning WSIB and A & S employees. The Company does, however, recognize that each group may have its own specific requirements and that the return to work procedure may vary between the two groups in order to accommodate such differences.
Modified Work Program. This will confirm our agreement reached during negotiations concerning the application of the provisions of Section 10.13 Placement of Incapacitated Employees, of the bargaining agreement. An employee who is prepared to return to work but is unable to perform all of the responsibilities of his/her classification will be accommodated as follows:
Modified Work Program. L-1 (a) The Hospital will notify the Local President of the Ontario Nurses’ Association the names of all employees who go off work due to a work related injury or when an employee goes on L.T.D.
Modified Work Program. Introduction
Modified Work Program. The Hospital and the Union agree to support the principle of prompt rehabilitation and return to work of injured workers. Further, the parties agree to comply with the return to work provisions as outlined in the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (as amended from time to time). The process as outlined will apply to non-occupational injuries/illness in compliance with the obligations to accommodate employees under the Human Rights Code. Consequently, the following Modified Work Program will apply:
Modified Work Program. The Hospital and Union agree that the injured employee who suffers an injury arising out of and in the course of employment (within the meaning of WSIA) that is eligible for WSIB benefits should be returned to active employment as quickly as possible. The Hospital agrees to reasonably accommodate as to coincide with the employee’s capabilities. Employees deemed capable to resume work with temporary limitations will be contacted for a meeting with the Union representative and management. The purpose of the meeting is to develop a modified work program for the employee. If the employee is unable to work on their previous job or unit the Hospital and Union will look into other areas within the bargaining unit based on the employee’s qualifications. The employee’s progress will be monitored by Union and Management on a regular basis.
Modified Work Program. Any position modified or created to accommodate the return to work of an injured employee or an illness or off-the-job injury shall not be posted nor made available to any other employee.
