Common use of Illness or Disability Clause in Contracts

Illness or Disability. Staff members who qualify for disability benefits under Long Term Disability or Workplace Safety Insurance shall have the right to return to their former position if it still exists or in the alternative to a comparable position if they are fit to return to work within an eighteen (18) month period. Beyond eighteen (18) months, when an employee is certified as able to return to work, the University will place them in a position at the same band and nature of work to the extent possible. The employee shall be given training and a reasonable opportunity to adjust to a new position. Irrespective of the duration and the nature of the illness/disability, the University undertakes, where appropriate, to provide rehabilitative employment for which the staff member is qualified and comparable in compensation. A staff member who is absent from work due to illness for six (6) months, but who does not qualify for benefits under the Long Term Disability plan or under Workplace Safety Insurance, shall be laid off at the discretion of the University after that period. Where the University intends to lay off a staff member due to illness or disability, the University shall notify the staff member in writing at least thirty

Illness or Disability. Staff members who qualify for disability benefits under Long Term Disability or Workplace Safety Insurance shall have the right to return to their former position if it still exists or in the alternative to a comparable position if they are fit to return to work within an eighteen (18) month period. Beyond eighteen (18) months, when an employee is certified as able to return to work, the University will place them in a position at the same band and nature of work to the extent possible. The employee shall be given training and a reasonable opportunity to adjust to a new position. Irrespective of the duration and the nature of the illness/disability, the University undertakes, where appropriate, to provide rehabilitative employment for which the staff member is qualified and comparable in compensation. A staff member who is absent from work due to illness for six (6) months, but who does not qualify for benefits under the Long Term Disability plan or under Workplace Safety Insurance, shall be laid off at the discretion of the University after that period. Where the University intends to lay off a staff member due to illness or disability, the University shall notify the staff member in writing at least thirtythirty (30) days in advance and transmit a copy of this notice to OPSEU within the same time limit. Staff members on layoff as a result of illness or disability have recall rights. To retain recall rights, a medical 36certificate must accompany any rejection of recall within ten (10) working days of the date of the registered recall letter.