Common use of ACCOMMODATION/RETURN TO WORK Clause in Contracts

ACCOMMODATION/RETURN TO WORK. 32:01 The University recognizes its duty to accommodate the disabilities of bargaining unit members under the Ontario Human Rights Code. (a) The University agrees to recognize and, to the extent outlined in this article, to deal with representatives as determined under Article 21:16 of the CUPE 3261 Full-Time & Part-Time Collective Agreement to deal with accommodation issues involving Casual employees. These representatives may deal with accommodation issues involving those employed under this Collective Agreement. (b) Where there is a dispute involving the accommodation and/or the return to work of an employee covered by this Agreement, one Union accommodation representative will represent the employee. The University may also request that the Union appoint a representative to participate in discussions regarding a particular case before a dispute arises. The University shall notify employees who require accommodation and/or are returning to work from a leave that was due to disability of their right to representation. (c) With the written consent of the employee, the Union accommodation representative shall have access to any relevant medical information related to the accommodation and/or return to work of the employee. (d) The Union accommodation representative will suffer no loss of straight-time pay when meeting with the University on accommodation and/or return to work issues, or for time necessarily spent in the handling of grievances where the Union accommodation representative is acting in place of a Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.