Sickness and Accident Benefit Plan. Employees governed by the collective bargaining agreement are entitled to Short Term Disability Benefts as follows: LENGTH OF SERVICE Weeks at 100% Weeks at 66/23% Less than 90 Days 0 0 90 days but less than 1 year 0 30 1 year but less than 3 years 2 28 3 years but less than 5 years 6 24 5 years but less than 7 years 10 20 7 years but less than 10 years 15 15 10 years or more 20 10 Short term disability benefits will be administered by the same rules governing short term disability benefits for non-bargaining unit personnel. In the event the company changes the rules governing short term disability, those changes will be discussed with the union prior to implementation. The company will not change the duration, amounts or service entitlements during the term of the collective bargaining agreement.
Sickness and Accident Benefit Plan. 1. To participate in the Sickness and Accident Plan, an Employee must be in the Company’s service for a period of three (3) months and on the permanent staff.
Sickness and Accident Benefit Plan. The provisions of the Sickness and Accident Benefit Plan will continue in full effect subject to the that the Plan shall provide for a format and or earnings as defined in the Plan. The union agrees on behalf of its that in consider- ation of improved benefits herein the Company shall he allowed to retain any employee portion of the premium rate Union acknowledges the right of the Company or the benefit plan insurers to require employees to submit notes or reports from medical doctors for legitimate purposes including certifying that an employee is legitimate- ly absent and unable to work for medical reasons and/or is fit to return to work after an absence. Any such doctor’s note or report required by the Company or its benefit plan insurers may be subject to a reasonable fee charged by the doctor for the issuance of the note or report. The Company will pay such fee for such note or report required by the Company or the benefit plan insurer up to a maximum of per note or report provided that the note or report received is complete and signed by the medical doctor and the Company is directly billed by the doctor for the fee. The will continue to pay the full doctor’s fee for any note or report obtained from a Company doctor to whom an employee is referred by the Company for an assessment.
