Common use of Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) Benefits and Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) Benefits and Sick Leave. An employee who is absent from work as a result of an illness or injury sustained at work and who has been awaiting approval of a claim for WSIB for a period longer than one complete pay period may apply to the Employer for payment equivalent to the lesser of the benefit she would receive from WSIB if her claim was approved, or the benefit to which she would be entitled under the short term sick portion of the disability income plan (HOODIP). Payment will be provided only if the employee provides evidence of disability, satisfactory to the Employer and a written understanding satisfactory to the Employer that any payments will be refunded to the Employer following final determination of a claim by the WSIB. If the claim for WSIB is not approved, the monies paid as an advance, will be applied toward the benefits to which the employee would be entitled under the short- term portion of the disability income plan. Any payment under this provision will continue for a maximum fifteen (15) weeks.

Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) Benefits and Sick Leave. An employee who is absent from work as a result of an illness or injury sustained at work and who has been awaiting approval of a claim for WSIB for a period longer than one complete pay period may apply to the Employer for payment equivalent to the lesser of the benefit she would receive from WSIB if her claim was approved, or the benefit to which she would be entitled under the short term sick portion of the disability income plan (HOODIP). Payment will be provided only if the employee provides evidence of disability, satisfactory to the Employer and a written understanding satisfactory to the Employer that any payments will be refunded to the Employer following final determination of a claim by the WSIB. If the claim for WSIB is not approved, the monies paid as an advance, will be applied toward the benefits to which the employee would be entitled under the short- short term portion of the disability income plan. Any payment under this provision will continue for a maximum fifteen (15) weeks.