Common use of Occupational Disability Clause in Contracts

Occupational Disability. 31.01 Employees awaiting approval of their Workers’ Compensation claims may utilize their accrued vacation credits to maintain their normal pay for those days they would have worked had they not been injured. 31.02 After the employee has utilized all such credits, the Company may at its sole discretion advance the employee up to one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) per week by way of a repayable loan until such time as his/her Compensation claim has been processed by the WCB, to a maximum total advance of six hundred dollars ($600) for any one Compensation claim. The exercise of the Company’s discretion under this section shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. 31.03 In order to receive the benefits of this Article, the employee must sign over his/her initial WCB payment to the Company, so that the Company receives such payment directly from the WCB. The Company shall use this payment firstly to repay the full amount of the loan advanced to the employee by the Company under this Article, after which any additional monies that are available will be used to reinstate as much as possible the vacation credits the employee has utilized. Any monies remaining thereafter shall be turned over to the employee. 31.04 If there is insufficient monies available in the employee’s first compensation cheque to repay in full the total advance made by the Company, or the employee’s WCB claim is rejected, the Company may obtain repayment of any amount it is owed under this Article by any means legally available to it.

Occupational Disability. 31.01 33.01 Employees awaiting approval of their Workers’ Worker’s Compensation claims may utilize their accrued vacation credits to maintain their normal pay for those these days they would have worked had they not been injured. 31.02 33.02 After the employee has utilized all such credits, the Company may at its sole discretion upon request from the employee, shall advance the employee up to one hundred and fifty dollars ($150150.00) per week by way of a repayable loan until such time as his/her Compensation claim has been processed by the WCBWSIB, to a maximum total advance of six hundred dollars ($600600.00) for any one Compensation claim. The exercise of the Company’s discretion under this section shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. 31.03 33.03 In order to receive the benefits of this Article, the employee must sign over his/her initial WCB WSIB payment to the Company, so that the Company receives such payment directly from the WCBWSIB. The Company shall use this payment firstly to repay the full amount of the loan advanced to the employee by the Company under this Article, after which any additional monies that are available will may be used to reinstate as much as possible the vacation credits the employee has utilized. Any monies remaining thereafter shall be turned over to the employee. 31.04 33.04 If there is insufficient monies available in the employee’s first compensation cheque to repay in full the total advance made by the Company, or the employee’s WCB WSIB claim is rejected, the Company may obtain repayment of any amount it is owed under this Article by any means legally available to it.