Illness injury, or pregnancy-related condition of a member of the employee’s immediate family where the employee’s presence is reasonably necessary for the health and welfare of the employee or affected family member;
Sickness Any employee off duty on account of illness or injury may be required to produce a doctor’s certificate indicating date(s) of all clinical assess- ments, current medical restrictions and fitness to resume (or not resume) to regular or alternate duties. For non-occupational injury or illness of 15 consecutive work days or more or when returning to work with med- ical restrictions after a non-occupational injury or illness of any length of time, the employee must submit written authorization from their physician to the Health Services Section prior to the return to work date providing the above information. The employee may be required to visit the Health Services Section for a Return To Work health assessment. From April 22, 2005 until December 31, 2005, all bargaining unit mem- bers will not be required to provide a medical note for the first three days of absence for sickness or injury within that period. The TTC will delete SBA By-law no. 4 which states “[f]or the third and subsequent incidents of illness in a calendar year, the first day will be deducted”. Employees required to report to the Health Services Section for a peri- odic health assessment will have any loss of pay made up. Should a dispute arise between the employee’s physician and the Health Services Section as to fitness to resume (or not) their regular or other work, the employee shall be referred to an independent medical consultant mutually agreed upon by the Union and the TTC for an inde- pendent medical examination (IME), and the consultant’s opinion of the employee’s physical or mental condition shall be considered in the decision finally made as to the employee’s fitness to resume their regular or other work. In lodging an appeal from the Health Service’s original decision, the employee shall guarantee the payment of the consultant’s fee. Should the original decision of the Health Services be revised, the TTC shall pay the consultant’s fee. Should the Health Service’s original decision be sustained, the consultant’s fee shall be paid by the employee. In all disputes respecting fitness for work (or not) on medical grounds, the independent medical assessment must be utilized before proceeding to arbitration. The letter of referral to the independent medical consul- tant shall be signed by a representative of Management and a repre- sentative of the Union and shall contain information provided by the employee’s own Physician as well as any other pertinent information. It shall also direct the independent medical consultant to send to both the Health Services Section and the Union any report or correspondence concerning the employee or any matter arising out of the referral. The employee shall be required to sign a letter authorizing the foregoing. Should the independent medical consultant’s decision remain in dispute concerning the employee’s fitness for duties, no medical evidence con- cerning the employee’s diagnosis or prognosis other than that provided to the independent medical consultant shall be introduced at any arbi- tration hearing. Employees will be required to notify their Supervisor or Xxxxxxxxxx of their intention of returning to work the day before actually returning to work. Failure to comply with the above could result in the employee being assigned other duties. It is understood that no employee will be sent home on account of inabil- ity or failure to notify the Foreperson or Supervisor.
Disability If, as a result of the Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental illness, the Executive shall have been absent from his duties with the Company on a full-time basis for six months and within 30 days after written notice of termination is thereafter given by the Company the Executive shall not have returned to the full-time performance of the Executive's duties, the Company may terminate this Agreement for "Disability."
Sick Leave The employee is eligible for long term disability benefits if provided for in the Collective Agreement. An employee will not receive pay for the first two (2) weeks of any period of absence due to a legitimate illness. The employee may utilize the paid holiday bank as income replacement for absences due to illness, as described in Article (c) above. An employee who is eligible may apply for Employment Insurance for weeks three (3) through seventeen (17) for any absence due to a legitimate illness. The Home will provide the employee with Disability Income Protection as per Article 14.01 (c) for weeks eighteen (18) through thirty (30) for any absence due to a legitimate illness. Employees may be required to provide medical proof of illness for any absence of a scheduled shift, which is neither vacation nor an approved leave of absence.
