Applying for LTD. (a) An Employee who is on sick leave as per Article 20.01 should apply for LTD if he/she expects that they will be off work for an extended period of time. If he/she is not accepted for LTD the benefits of Article 20.15(a) and (b) will apply. (b) Payment of Pension Contributions while on LTD - When an Employee applies for and is accepted for LTD, it is recognized that for the first six (6) months of being on LTD, the Employer and Employee will make their normal contributions into The New Brunswick Municipal Employees Pension Plan. For the next eighteen (18) months following this initial six (6) month period, the Employer agrees to pay both the Employer and Employee share of the member pension contributions. It is recognized that at the end of this period, with the Employee having been on LTD for a full two (2) years, this benefit will terminate and the Employer will no longer be required to make pension contributions.
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement