Group Benefit Plan Continuation. While a Nurse is on pregnancy/birth or parental, or adoption leave, the Employer shall permit the Nurse to continue participation in eligible benefit plans. The Nurse shall be responsible to pay both the Employer and the Nurse’s shares of the premium costs for maintaining such coverage for which the Nurse is eligible during the period of leave.
Group Benefit Plan Continuation. While an Employee is on pregnancy/birth or parental, or adoption leave, the Employer shall permit the Employee to continue participation in the Medical, Extended Health, Group Life and any other Employee benefit plan including LTD and Pension Plans (subject to the eligibility provisions of the Plans) provided the Employee agrees to pay the Employee’s share of the benefit premium contribution. In this circumstance, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer share of the premium contribution for the seven (7) week period of the Pregnancy/Birth leave and/or the ten (10) week period of the Parental or Adoption Leave. In no case will the Employer be responsible for cost-sharing of premiums beyond seventeen (17) weeks. Following this period, the Employee shall be responsible to pay both the Employer and the Employee's shares of the premium costs to maintaining such coverage for the remainder of the Leave of Absence. The Employer shall notify the Employee of the option and the date beyond which the option referred to in this Article may no longer be exercised at least ten (10) days prior to the last day on which the option could be exercised to avoid an interruption of benefits. Where the Employee opts in writing to maintain the benefit plans referred to in this Article, the Employee shall enter into an arrangement with the Employer to pay the cost required to maintain the benefit plans, including the Employer’s share thereof, and the Employer shall process the documentation and payments as arranged.
Group Benefit Plan Continuation. While a Nurse is on pregnancy/birth or parental, or adoption leave, the Employer shall permit the Nurse to continue participation in the NSAHO Group Health, LTD and Pension Plans (subject to the eligibility provisions of the Plans) provided the Nurse agrees to pay the Nurse’s share of the benefit premium contribution. In this circumstance, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer share of the premium contribution for the seven (7) week period of the Pregnancy/Birth Leave and/or the ten (10) week period of the Parental or Adoption Leave. In no case will the Employer be responsible for cost-sharing of premiums beyond seventeen (17) weeks. Following this period, the Nurse shall be responsible to pay both the Employer and the Nurse’s shares of the premium costs to maintaining such coverage for the remainder of the Leave of Absence. This provision is not applicable to a Casual Nurse (except a Casual Nurse while in a Temporary Position).
Group Benefit Plan Continuation. While an Employee is on pregnancy/birth or parental, or adoption leave, the Employer shall permit the Employee to continue participation in the NSAHO Group Health, LTD and Pension Plans (subject to the eligibility provisions of the Plans) provided the Employee agrees to pay the Employee’s share of the benefit premium contribution. In this circumstance, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer share of the premium contribution for the seven (7) week period of the Pregnancy/Birth leave and/or the ten (10) week period of the Parental or Adoption Leave. In no case will the Employer be responsible for cost-sharing of premiums beyond seventeen (17) weeks. Following this period, the Employee shall be responsible to pay both the Employer and the Employee's shares of the premium costs to maintaining such coverage for the remainder of the Leave of Absence. This provision is not applicable to a Casual Employee (except a Casual Employee while in a Temporary Position).
Group Benefit Plan Continuation. While an employee is on pregnancy/birth or parental, or adoption leave, the Employer shall permit the employee to continue participation in eligible benefit plans. The employee shall be responsible to pay both the Employer and the employee’s shares of the premium costs for maintaining such coverage for which the employee is eligible during the period of leave.
Group Benefit Plan Continuation. While an Employee is on pregnancy/birth or parental, or adoption leave, the Employer shall permit the Employee to continue participation in the Medical, Extended Health, Group Life and any other employee benefit plan including LTD and Pension Plans NSAHO Group Health, LTD and Pension Plans (subject to the eligibility provisions of the Plans) provided the Employee agrees to pay the Employee’s share of the benefit premium contribution. In this circumstance, the Employer shall continue to pay the Employer share of the premium contribution for the seven (7) week period of the Pregnancy/Birth leave and/or the ten (10) week period of the Parental or Adoption Leave. In no case will the Employer be responsible for cost-sharing of premiums beyond seventeen (17) weeks. Following this period, the Employee shall be responsible to pay both the Employer and the Employee's shares of the premium costs to maintaining such coverage for the remainder of the Leave of Absence. (CUPE 24.13, NSNU 13.10) The Employer shall notify the employee of the option and the date beyond which the option referred to in this Article 19.07(i) may no longer be exercised at least ten (10) days prior to the last day on which the option could be exercised to avoid an interruption of benefits. Where the employee opts in writing to maintain the benefit plans referred to in this Article 19.07(i), the employee shall enter into an arrangement with the Employer to pay the cost required to maintain the benefit plans, including the Employer’s share thereof, and the Employer shall process the documentation and payments as arranged. (The preceding two paragraphs were re-located from Local 42 19.07 (j) and (k))
Group Benefit Plan Continuation. While a Nurse is on pregnancy/birth or parental, or adoption leave, the Employer shall permit the Nurse to continue participation in eligible benefit plans. The Nurse shall be responsible to pay both the Employer and the Nurse's shares of the premium costs for maintaining such coverage for which the Nurse is eligible during the period of leave. Upon notification by the Nurse of the pregnancy/birth or parental or adoption leave, the Employer shall notify the Nurse of the option to continue participation in the eligible benefit plans indicating the last date on which the option could be exercised to avoid interruption of benefits. The Nurse shall be responsible to provide confirmation in writing and for arranging payments prior to the indicated deadline and failure to do so will result in immediate termination of benefits.
