Sick Pay Plan. A Sick Pay Plan based on the following, shall apply to all employees: (a) No sick leave with pay shall be granted except after six (6) months' continuous service in the employ of the Employer; (b) Sick leave of ten (10) working days shall be credited semi- annually on June 30th and December 31st commencing with the completion of the first six (6) months of service at which date ten (10) working days credit shall be given; (c) Sick leave entitlement at a given date shall be the accumulated credit at the last semi-annual date less any sick leave with pay taken subsequent to that date. Note: When sick credits are exhausted, no further credits are posted to an employee's record unless the employee returns to duty for at least five (5) consecutive working days; (d) When sick leave is earned for a period of less than six (6) months, a month shall be equivalent to a credit of one and one- half (1½) days and no credit shall be given for a part of a month; (e) Sick leave may be accumulated to a maximum of 261 working days; (f) A deduction shall be made from accumulated sick leave credits for all hours absent with pay due to illness except those resulting from an accident on the job for which the employee is covered by Workers' Compensation payments. Deductions shall be made if the injury is not covered by Workers' Compensation solely because time absent is less than the qualifying period. (g) Full sick leave credits will be given for absence in the following circumstances: (1) Accident on job (Workers' Compensation case) (2) Leave due to illness, either with or without pay (3) Leave for active service in Armed Forces. (h) Any employee requesting sick leave with pay may be required to produce a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner licensed to practice in the Province of British Columbia certifying that such person is unable to carry out their duties due to illness. (i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, employees who have completed thirty (30) calendar days of continuous service shall be entitled to an advance of not more than five (5) days of sick leave with pay; provided that if any of such employees have been advanced sick leave with pay under this clause and leave the service of the Employer for any reason prior to the completion of six (6) months of continuous service, the advanced payment shall be repaid to the Employer by deduction from the employee's pay cheque.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Sick Pay Plan. A Sick Pay Plan based on the following, shall apply to all employees:
(a) No sick leave with pay shall be granted except after six (6) months' continuous service in the employ of the Employer;
(b) Sick leave of ten (10) working days shall be credited semi- semi-annually on June 30th and December 31st commencing with the completion of the first six (6) months of service at which date ten (10) working days days' credit shall be given;
(c) Sick leave entitlement at a given date shall be the accumulated credit at the last semi-annual date less any sick leave with pay taken subsequent to that date. Note: When sick credits are exhausted, no further credits are posted to an employee's record unless the employee returns to duty for at least five (5) consecutive working days;
(d) When sick leave is earned for a period of less than six (6) months, a month shall be equivalent to a credit of one and one- half (1½) days and no credit shall be given for a part of a month;
(e) Sick leave may be accumulated to a maximum of 261 working days;
(f) A deduction shall be made from accumulated sick leave credits for credit of all hours working days absent with pay due to illness except those resulting from an accident on the job for which the employee is covered by Workers' Compensation payments. ; Deductions shall be made if the injury is not covered by Workers' Compensation solely because time absent is less than the qualifying period.
(g) Full sick leave credits will be given for absence in the following circumstances:
(1) Accident on job (Workers' Compensation case)
(2) Leave due to illness, either with or without pay
(3) Leave for active service in Armed Forces.
(h) Any employee requesting sick leave with pay may be required to produce a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner licensed to practice in the Province of British Columbia certifying that such person is unable to carry out their duties due to illness.
(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, employees who have completed thirty (30) calendar days of continuous service shall be entitled to an advance of not more than five (5) days of sick leave with pay; provided that if any of such employees have been advanced sick leave with pay under this clause and leave the service of the Employer for any reason prior to the completion of six (6) months of continuous service, the advanced payment shall be repaid to the Employer by deduction from the employee's pay cheque.
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Sources: Collective Agreement