Common use of Sick and Accident Clause in Contracts

Sick and Accident. Should an employee be off work due to sickness or accident, the Company agrees to pay such employee 66 2/3% of his base weekly rate, not to exceed the Employment Insurance maximum, as follows: Payment will commence on the FIRST full day of hospitalization . If disability is due to accident , payment will commence on the day following the THIRD calendar day of accident. If disability is due to illness, payment will commence on the day following the SEVENTH calendar day of illness. Benefits will not be paid beyond 17 weeks including the elimination period. It is agreed that should an employee not receive sickness and accident benefits within two (2) weeks from application, the Company will advance the employee 90% of benefits, provided they sign the proper release to reimburse the Company. The final determination of whether an insured employee qualified for the claim payments under group life insurance, sickness and accident, the group medical expense plan, the health and accident insurance program or the dental expense plan shall be made by the respective carriers. Such determination may not be made the subject of a grievance under the Collective Agreement and is not a proper matter for arbitration under such Collective Agreement. It is intended that the program of group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, medical expense benefits, prescription drug insurance, and dental expense benefits as set forth in this Agreement shall comply with any law or laws pertaining to such programs. Should any law or laws provide for similar benefits, any amounts required to be paid by the Company as contributions, taxes or benefits thereunder shall reduce to that extent the amounts the Company shall be required to pay under this Agreement, and appropriate adjustments shall likewise be made in the benefits thereunder. The Company reserves the right at any time to place the programs provided for in this Appendix `B' with insurance carriers other than those now providing the coverage, provided the new carrier provides benefits equal to those in effect prior to the change in carriers. APPENDIX “C” LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING

Sick and Accident. Should an employee be off work due to sickness or accident, the Company agrees to pay such employee 66 2/3% of his base weekly rate, not to exceed the Employment Insurance $500 maximum, as follows: Payment will commence on the FIRST FIRS full day of hospitalization . If disability is due to accident , payment will commence on the day following the THIRD calendar day of accident. If disability is due to illness, payment will commence on the day following the SEVENTH calendar day of illness. Benefits will not be paid beyond 17 weeks including the elimination period. It is agreed that should an employee not receive sickness and accident benefits within two (2) weeks from application, the Company will advance the employee 90% of benefits, provided they sign the proper release to reimburse the Company. The final determination of whether an insured employee qualified for the claim payments under group life insurance, sickness and accident, the group medical expense plan, the health and accident insurance program or the dental expense plan shall be made by the respective carriers. Such determination may not be made the subject of a grievance under the Collective Agreement and is not a proper matter for arbitration under such Collective Agreement. It is intended that the program of group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, medical expense benefits, prescription drug insurance, and dental expense benefits as set forth in this Agreement shall comply with any law or laws pertaining to such programs. Should any law or laws provide for similar benefits, any amounts required to be paid by the Company as contributions, taxes or benefits thereunder shall reduce to that extent the amounts the Company shall be required to pay under this Agreement, and appropriate adjustments shall likewise be made in the benefits thereunder. thereunder The Company reserves the right at any time to place the programs provided for in this Appendix `B' ’ with insurance carriers other than those now providing the coverage, provided the new carrier provides benefits equal to those in effect prior to the change in carriers. APPENDIX “C” LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING.

Sick and Accident. Should an employee be off work due to sickness or accident, the Company agrees to pay such employee 66 2/3% of his base weekly rate, not to exceed the Employment Insurance maximum, as follows: Payment will commence on the FIRST full day of hospitalization hospitalization. If disability is due to accident accident, payment will commence on the day following the THIRD calendar day of accident. If disability is due to illness, payment will commence on the day following the SEVENTH calendar day of illness. Benefits will not be paid beyond 17 weeks including the elimination period. It is agreed that should an employee not receive sickness and accident benefits within two (2) weeks from application, the Company will advance the employee 90% of benefits, provided they sign the proper release to reimburse the Company. The final determination of whether an insured employee qualified for For the claim payments under group life insurance, sickness and accident, the group medical expense plan, the health and accident insurance program or the dental expense plan shall be made by the respective carriers. Such determination may not be made the subject of a grievance under the Collective Agreement CollectiveAgreement and is not a proper matter for arbitration under such Collective Agreement. It is intended that the program of group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, medical expense benefits, prescription drug insurance, and dental expense benefits as set forth in this Agreement shall comply with any law or laws pertaining to such programs. Should any law or laws provide for similar benefits, any amounts required to be paid by the Company as contributions, taxes or benefits thereunder shall reduce to that extent the amounts the Company shall be required to pay under this Agreement, and appropriate adjustments shall likewise be made in the benefits thereunder. The Company reserves the right at any time to place the programs provided for in this Appendix `B' with insurance carriers other than those now providing the coverage, provided the new carrier provides benefits equal to those in effect prior to the change in carriers. APPENDIX “C” LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDINGUNIT It is understood that Supervisors and other employees who are outside of the bargaining unit will not do bargaining unit work that results in the displacement of a bargaining unit employee for the purpose of layoff or scheduled overtime assignment. Thus, it recognized that the following are examples of situations that may require the performance of bargaining unit work by bargaining unit personnel:

Sick and Accident. Should an employee be off work due to sickness or accident, the Company agrees to pay such employee 66 2/3% of his base weekly rate, not to exceed the Employment Insurance $500 maximum, as follows: Payment will commence on the FIRST FIRS full day of hospitalization . If disability is due to accident , payment will commence on the day following the THIRD calendar day of accident. If disability is due to illness, payment will commence on the day following the SEVENTH calendar day of illness. Benefits Benefits will not be paid beyond 17 weeks including the elimination period. It is agreed that should an employee not receive sickness and accident benefits benefits within two (2) weeks from application, the Company will advance the employee 90% of benefitsbenefits, provided they sign the proper release to reimburse the Company. The final final determination of whether an insured employee qualified qualified for the claim payments under group life insurance, sickness and accident, the group medical expense plan, the health and accident insurance program or the dental expense plan shall be made by the respective carriers. Such determination may not be made the subject of a grievance under the Collective Agreement and is not a proper matter for arbitration under such Collective Agreement. It is intended that the program of group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, medical expense benefitsbenefits, prescription drug insurance, and dental expense benefits benefits as set forth in this Agreement shall comply with any law or laws pertaining to such programs. Should any law or laws provide for similar benefitsbenefits, any amounts required to be paid by the Company as contributions, taxes or benefits benefits thereunder shall reduce to that extent the amounts the Company shall be required to pay under this Agreement, and appropriate adjustments shall likewise be made in the benefits thereunder. benefits thereunder The Company reserves the right at any time to place the programs provided for in this Appendix `B' ’ with insurance carriers other than those now providing the coverage, provided the new carrier provides benefits benefits equal to those in effect prior to the change in carriers. APPENDIX “C” LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING.