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Continued. (b) Where a payout provision existed under the former sick leave plan in the Collective Agreement, an employee who, as of the date of this award, has accumulated sick leave credits and is prevented from working for the Hospital on account of an occupational illness or accident that is recognized by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board as compensable within the meaning of the meaning of the Workers' Compensation Act, the Hospital, on application from the employee, will supplement the award made by The Workers' Compensation Board for loss of wages, together with the supplementation of the Hospital, will equal one hundred percent (100%) of the employee's net earning to the limit of the employee's accumulated sick leave credits. Employees may utilize such sick leave credits while awaiting approval of a claim for Worker's Compensation. (c) When an employee has completed any portion of her regularly scheduled tour prior to going on sick leave benefits or Workers' Compensation benefits, she shall be paid for the balance of the tour at her regular straight time hourly rate. This provision will not disentitle the employee to a lieu day under Article 15.05 if she otherwise qualifies. (d) Employees returning to work from an illness or injury compensable under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board will be assigned light work as necessary, if available. (e) An employee who transfers from full-time to part-time may elect to retain her accumulated sick leave credits to be utilized during part-time or subsequent full-time employment as provided under the sick leave plan in which she participates as of the date of this award. (f) Any dispute which may arise concerning an employee's entitlement to short-term or long-term benefits under HOODIP may be subject to grievance and arbitration under the provisions of this agreement. (g) The Hospital further agrees to pay employees an amount equal to any loss of benefits under HOODIP for the first two (2) days of the fourth and subsequent period of absence in any calendar year. (h) During the term of operation of this Collective Agreement, the Hospital will meet and consult with the Union with a view to assisting the parties in the next set of negotiations to improve the benefit coverage provided by HOODIP. (i) The Hospital will notify each employee of the amount of unused sick leave in her bank annually, if requested by the employee.

Continued. (bh) Where a payout provision existed The Parties recognize that this language may be amended by legislation. An employee on Pregnancy Leave or Parental Leave, as provided under the former sick leave plan in the Collective this Agreement, an employee whowho is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy and/or parental benefits pursuant to Section 18 of the Employment Insurance Act, as of amended, shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the date of this award, has accumulated sick leave credits and is prevented from working for the Hospital on account of an occupational illness or accident that is recognized by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board as compensable within the meaning of the meaning of the Workers' Compensation Act, the Hospital, on application from the employee, will supplement the award made by The Workers' Compensation Board for loss of wages, together with the supplementation of the Hospital, will equal one hundred difference between eighty-five percent (10085%) of the employee's net earning to regular weekly earnings and the limit sum of her weekly Employment Insurance Benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the one (1) week Employment Insurance waiting period and receipt by the Employer of the employee's accumulated sick leave creditsEmployment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of such benefits to a maximum of fifteen (15) weeks for Pregnancy Leave and eleven (11) weeks for Parental Leave. Employees may utilize such sick leave credits while awaiting approval of a claim for Worker's Compensation. (c) When If an employee has completed any portion elects to receive Employment Insurance Benefits over a period of her regularly scheduled tour prior time greater than twelve (12)months, the supplemental employment benefit paid to going on sick leave benefits or Workers' Compensation benefits, she shall be paid for the balance of the tour at her regular straight time hourly rate. This provision will not disentitle the employee to a lieu day under Article 15.05 if she otherwise qualifies. (d) Employees returning to work from an illness or injury compensable under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board over this period will be assigned light work calculated as necessary, if available. the employee elected to receive her Employment Insurance benefits for twelve (e12) An employee who transfers from full-time to part-time may elect to retain her accumulated sick leave credits to be utilized during part-time or subsequent full-time employment as provided under the sick leave plan in which she participates as of the date of this award. (f) Any dispute which may arise concerning an employee's entitlement to short-term or long-term benefits under HOODIP may be subject to grievance and arbitration under the provisions of this agreement. (g) The Hospital further agrees to pay employees an amount equal to any loss of benefits under HOODIP for the first two (2) days of the fourth and subsequent period of absence in any calendar year. (h) During the term of operation of this Collective Agreement, the Hospital will meet and consult with the Union with a view to assisting the parties in the next set of negotiations to improve the benefit coverage provided by HOODIPmonth period. (i) The Hospital will notify each employee Employees shall be allowed five (5) continuous days paid paternity leave of absence contiguous to the birth of a child or the return home of the amount of unused sick leave in her bank annuallymother. 18.08 Employees may attend such conventions, if requested conferences and education courses as are approved by the employeeEmployer. Employees authorized to attend mandatory professional development or continuing education shall be reimbursed for all approved expenses associated with such attendance, including accommodation (single occupancy if requested). If travel or attendance falls outside the normal hours of work, the employee shall be entitled to compensation, flex or lieu time. Employees who attend elective professional development or continuing education who are approved to travel during normal work hours for health and safety reasons shall do so without loss of pay. All other time spent travelling on regular work hours shall be coded as use of banked flex, lieu or vacation time. Approved expenses associated with such attendance shall be reimbursed. Any internet usage, not covered by the hotel and required by the employee to perform work of the employer while away from work at a conference, course, workshop or convention shall be paid for by the Employer.

Continued. (b) Where immediately before the estimated date of birth or any time thereafter. The City may require the employee to commence a payout provision existed under leave of absence where the former sick duties of the employee cannot reasonably be performed because of the pregnancy and to continue the leave plan in of absence until the Collective Agreement, an employee who, as provides a certificate from a medical practitioner stating that she is able to perform her duties. Regardless of the date of commencement of the leave of absence, the leave shall not end before the expiration of 6 weeks following the actual date of birth of the child unless the employee requests a shorter period. If the employee requests a shorter period, a written notice must be submitted to the City 2 weeks prior to returning to work. Where an employee who has been granted leave of absence under this awardclause is, has accumulated sick leave credits and for reasons related to the birth as certified by a medical practitioner, unable to work or return to work after the expiration of the leave, the City shall grant to the employee further leaves of absence from work, without pay, for a period specified in one or more medical certificates, but not exceeding a total of 6 consecutive weeks. Where Maternity Leave is prevented from working taken, the employee must prepay her share of premiums to the employer for benefits to which she is entitled for the Hospital on account period of leave. An employee who is absent for a period longer than weeks and who wishes to continue benefit coverage shall prepay to the City the total cost of premiums for benefits to which she is entitled for the additional period of leave. On resuming employment, an employee shall be reinstated in her previous or a comparable position and for the purpose of pay increments, benefits, and vacation entitlement (but not for statutory holidays or sick leave) maternity leave will be counted as service. Vacation pay will be prorated by the period of the leave and an employee may elect not to take that portion of her vacation which is unpaid. The City shall not terminate an employee or change a condition of employment of an occupational illness employee without the employee’s written consent, except for general reduction in the work-force. An employee who is a birth father, the adoptive father or accident that is recognized by adoptive mother, shall be entitled to twelve weeks of parental leave without pay. The employee shall take the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board as compensable leave within the meaning fifty-two weeks of the meaning child’s birth or the date the child comes within care of the Workers' Compensation Act, the Hospital, on application from the employee, will supplement the award made by The Workers' Compensation Board for loss of wages, together with the supplementation of the Hospital, will equal one hundred percent (100%) or custody of the employee's net earning to . All regular employees, after the limit of the employee's accumulated sick leave credits. Employees may utilize such sick leave credits while awaiting approval of a claim for Worker's Compensation. (c) When an employee has completed any portion of her regularly scheduled tour prior to going on sick leave benefits or Workers' Compensation benefitsprobationary period, she shall be paid for the balance of the tour at her regular straight time hourly rate. This provision will not disentitle the employee to a lieu day under Article 15.05 if she otherwise qualifies. (d) Employees returning to work from an illness or injury compensable under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board will be assigned light work as necessarycovered by a sixty percent Long Term Disability Plan (maximum monthly benefit of two thousand, if available. (e) An employee who transfers from full-time to part-time may elect to retain her accumulated sick leave credits to be utilized during part-time or subsequent full-time employment as provided under the sick leave plan in which she participates as of the date of this award. (f) Any dispute which may arise concerning an employee's entitlement to short-term or long-term benefits under HOODIP may be subject to grievance and arbitration under the provisions of this agreement. (g) The Hospital further agrees to pay employees an amount equal to any loss of benefits under HOODIP for the first two (2) days of the fourth and subsequent period of absence in any calendar year. (h) During the term of operation of this Collective Agreement, the Hospital will meet and consult with the Union with a view to assisting the parties in the next set of negotiations to improve the benefit coverage provided by HOODIP. (i) The Hospital will notify each employee of the amount of unused sick leave in her bank annually, if requested by the employee.five hundred dollars

Continued. (b) Where a payout provision existed under the former sick leave plan An employee, who qualifies for parental leave, other than an adoptive parent, shall give written notification of at least two (2) weeks in the Collective Agreement, an employee who, as advance of the date of the commencement of such leave and the expected date of return. (c) For the purposes of this awardArticle, has accumulated sick leave credits parent shall be defined to include a person with whom a child is placed for adoption and a person who is prevented from working for in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own. (d) An employee who is an adoptive parent shall advise the Hospital as far in advance as possible of having qualified to adopt a child, and shall request the leave of absence, in writing, upon receipt of confirmation of the pending adoption. If, because of late receipt of confirmation of the pending adoption, the employee finds it impossible to request the leave of absence in writing, the request may be made verbally and subsequently verified in writing. An employee shall reconfirm his or her intention to return to work on account of an occupational illness or accident that is recognized the date originally approved in subsection (b) above by written notification received by the Workplace Safety and Hospital at least two (2) weeks in advance thereof. (e) Effective on confirmation by the Canada Employment Insurance Board as compensable within the meaning Commission of the meaning of the Workers' Compensation Act, the Hospital, on application from the employee, will supplement the award made by The Workers' Compensation Board for loss of wages, together with the supplementation appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, will equal one hundred an employee who is on parental leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits pursuant to Section 22 of the Employment Insurance Act, shall be paid a supplemental unemployment benefit for a period not exceeding ten (10) weeks. That benefit shall be equivalent to the difference between ninety-three percent (10093%) of the employee's net earning to normal weekly earnings and the limit sum of his or her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Receipt by the Hospital of the employee's accumulated sick leave creditsemployment insurance cheque stub will serve as proof that the employee is in receipt of unemployment parental benefits. Employees may utilize such sick leave credits while awaiting approval of a claim for WorkerThe employee's Compensation. (c) When an employee has completed any portion of normal weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying the employee's regular hourly rate on his or her regularly scheduled tour last day worked prior to going on sick leave benefits or Workers' Compensation benefits, she shall be paid for the balance commencement of the tour at her regular straight time hourly rate. This provision will not disentitle leave times the employee's normal weekly hours, plus any wage increase or salary increment that the employee would be entitled to a lieu day under Article 15.05 if he or she otherwise qualifies. were not on parental leave. In addition to the foregoing, the Hospital shall pay the employee ninety-three percent (d93%) Employees returning to work from an illness of his or injury compensable under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board will be assigned light work as necessary, if available. (e) An employee who transfers from full-time to part-time may elect to retain her accumulated sick leave credits to be utilized normal weekly earnings during part-time or subsequent full-time employment as provided under the sick leave plan in which she participates as of the date of this award. (f) Any dispute which may arise concerning an employee's entitlement to short-term or long-term benefits under HOODIP may be subject to grievance and arbitration under the provisions of this agreement. (g) The Hospital further agrees to pay employees an amount equal to any loss of benefits under HOODIP for the first two (2) days week period of the fourth and subsequent period leave while waiting to receive Employment Insurance benefits. The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered unemployment period. The plan provides that payment in respect of absence guaranteed annual remuneration or in any calendar yearrespect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the plan. (h) During the term of operation of this Collective Agreement, the Hospital will meet and consult with the Union with a view to assisting the parties in the next set of negotiations to improve the benefit coverage provided by HOODIP. (i) The Hospital will notify each employee of the amount of unused sick leave in her bank annually, if requested by the employee.

Continued. (b) Where 34.4 When a payout provision existed under the former sick leave plan in the Collective Agreementvacancy occurs, an employee who, as Employee who meets the qualifications of the date posted position and who has applied via the intranet or internet will be considered based on but not limited to the following factors: Employee evaluations Work experience Training Skills assessment Interview Seniority The determination of this award, has accumulated sick leave credits and is prevented from working for whether the Hospital on account of an occupational illness or accident that is recognized Employee’s overall qualifications are equal shall be made exclusively by the Workplace Safety District and Insurance Board as compensable within the meaning of the meaning of the Workers' Compensation Act, the Hospital, on application from the employee, will supplement the award made by The Workers' Compensation Board for loss of wages, together with the supplementation of the Hospital, will equal one hundred percent (100%) of the employee's net earning to the limit of the employee's accumulated sick leave credits. Employees may utilize such sick leave credits while awaiting approval of a claim for Worker's Compensation. (c) When an employee has completed any portion of her regularly scheduled tour prior to going on sick leave benefits or Workers' Compensation benefits, she decision shall be paid for the balance of the tour at her regular straight time hourly rate. This provision will not disentitle the employee to a lieu day under Article 15.05 if she otherwise qualifies. (d) Employees returning to work from an illness or injury compensable under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board will be assigned light work as necessary, if available. (e) An employee who transfers from full-time to part-time may elect to retain her accumulated sick leave credits to be utilized during part-time or subsequent full-time employment as provided under the sick leave plan in which she participates as of the date of this award. (f) Any dispute which may arise concerning an employee's entitlement to short-term or long-term benefits under HOODIP may be subject to the arbitration and grievance procedure of this Agreement. 34.5 Employees who successfully bid into a new position shall be given thirty (30) full days which the Employee actually works during a trial period in which to demonstrate their ability to perform the essential functions of the new position. An Employee will be placed at the rate of the new position. If the Employee does not successfully complete such thirty (30) working day trial period, the District shall initially conduct a conference with the Association representative and arbitration the impacted Employee to go over the reasons for the decision of the District. Following the conference, the District shall have the option to return the Employee to the Employee's prior position. The District may thereupon accept the next senior bidder consistent with Article 34 herein. In the event there are no qualified bidders for the vacancy, then the District may fill the vacancy with a new hire. 34.6 A vacancy shall not exist in a position from which an Employee transferred for such thirty (30) working day time period as set forth herein. Thus, the District may fill the position for such thirty (30) working day time period as it deems fit without any posting requirements, which could include the engagement of a new hire; provided, however, that the District will open the position up for bid if the transferred employee successfully completes the trial period. 34.7 With respect to every vacancy under the terms of this Agreement, there shall be only four (four) permissible bids ( four movements of position) as the result of the vacancies and subsequent vacancies that may flow therefrom. In the event that there are more than four bids or movements necessary, those Employees impacted shall not have any bidding rights in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 34.8 Any Employee who fails to report to work as required without good cause or who fails to return from an approved leave of absence as required, without good cause, shall be considered to have voluntarily resigned from the District and a vacancy/opening will be created in accordance with the terms and provisions of this agreementarticle. Neither the Employee who has been deemed to have resigned nor the Association shall have a right to grieve or arbitrate the decision that the Employee has voluntarily resigned either in a way that is untimely under the grievance provisions herein nor once the School District has hired a replacement. (g) The Hospital further agrees to pay employees an amount equal to any loss of benefits under HOODIP for the first two (2) days of the fourth and subsequent period of absence in any calendar year. (h) During the term of operation of this Collective Agreement, the Hospital will meet and consult with the Union with a view to assisting the parties in the next set of negotiations to improve the benefit coverage provided by HOODIP. (i) The Hospital will notify each employee of the amount of unused sick leave in her bank annually, if requested by the employee.

Continued. (bii) Where An employee selected for a payout provision existed under the former sick leave plan in the Collective Agreement, an employee who, regular status position as a result of a posted vacancy need not be considered for a further vacancy for a period of up to six (6) months from the date of this award, has accumulated sick leave credits and her selection. Where an application is prevented from working for the Hospital on account of an occupational illness or accident that is recognized given consideration it will be by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board as compensable within the meaning mutual consent of the meaning of Employer and the Workers' Compensation Act, the Hospital, on application from the employee, will supplement the award made by The Workers' Compensation Board for loss of wages, together with the supplementation of the Hospital, will equal one hundred percent (100%) of the employee's net earning to the limit of the employee's accumulated sick leave credits. Employees may utilize such sick leave credits while awaiting approval of a claim for Worker's CompensationUnion. (c) When an employee has completed any portion of her regularly scheduled tour prior to going on sick leave benefits or Workers' Compensation benefits, she shall be paid for the balance of the tour at her regular straight time hourly rate. This provision will not disentitle the employee to a lieu day under Article 15.05 if she otherwise qualifies. (diii) Employees returning to work from an illness or injury compensable under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board who are unsuccessful will be assigned light work as necessary, if available. notified in writing within five (e5) An employee who transfers working days from full-time to part-time may elect to retain her accumulated sick leave credits to be utilized during part-time or subsequent full-time employment as provided under the sick leave plan in which she participates as of the date of this awardacceptance by the successful candidate. All employees shall have the option to debrief with the hiring manager upon request. 11.04 Employees promoted or transferred to positions outside of the bargaining unit may be returned to their former job and wage rate within sixty (f60) days. Any dispute other employees promoted or transferred because of the initial promotion or transfer of the employee outside of the bargaining unit will also be returned to their former job and wage rate. Employees who are so returned to their former job in the bargaining unit will retain their original seniority. 11.05 Prior to filling additional hours by employees outside the program team, the Employer will provide all qualified regular status employees with an opportunity to express interest in such hours through a standing request form available on the Staff Website. 11.06 Where a temporary vacancy occurs for a period of six (6) months or longer the vacancy shall be posted. The first vacancy that occurs as a result of an employee accepting the original term assignment shall be posted for seven (7) working days. Any resulting vacancy (vacancies) shall not be posted. The status of employees working in temporary vacancies shall change to reflect the status of the vacancy, including applicable wage rate for the period of the vacancy. At the end of the temporary assignment, the employee shall be returned to her former status, position and applicable wage rate subject to any changes to the employee’s status, position or wage rate which may arise concerning an employee's entitlement to short-would have occurred had they not taken the temporary assignment/position. 11.07 Regular employees filling term or long-term benefits under HOODIP temporary positions may be subject not apply for other term/temporary assignments prior to grievance and arbitration under the provisions of this agreement. (g) The Hospital further agrees to pay employees an amount equal to any loss of benefits under HOODIP for the first two (2) days expiration of the fourth and subsequent period of absence in any calendar year. (h) During current term or temporary assignment. Casual employees filling term or temporary assignments may not apply for other term or temporary assignments which begin before the term of operation of this Collective Agreement, the Hospital will meet and consult with the Union with a view to assisting the parties in the next set of negotiations to improve the benefit coverage provided by HOODIP. (i) The Hospital will notify each employee expiration of the amount of unused sick leave in her bank annually, if requested by the employeecurrent term or temporary assignment.

Continued. The Corporation shall, within ten working days of the effective date, notify the Union of all appointments to, transfers and promotions within and terminations and layoffs from the bargaining unit, providing: (ba) Where name; new title; and effective date. (a) Seniority shall accrue when leave of absence of less than ninety-one (91) calendar days is granted under Article and for leaves of absence granted under Articles and Seniority shall not accrue when leave of absence in excess of ninety (90) calendar days is granted under Article A seniority list as of January and July shall be filed with the Union and a payout provision existed under copy posted on each floor, in any building in which members work, covering all employees within the former sick leave plan bargaining unit. These lists will indicate name, working title and seniority date. The following procedures shall be followed with respect to layoff and recall. Regular employees shall be given notice of layoff in accordance with the Employment Standards Act or twenty-five (25) working days, whichever is the greater. In the event of a reduction in the Collective Agreementwork force of a department, an layoff shall commence with the employee whowith the least amount of total seniority within the bargaining unit, within the title affected. Ability and qualifications being sufficient, any employee so laid off shall be permitted to use total seniority to displace the employee with the least seniority in the same title or failing that, the employee with the least seniority in the same salary level in a position for which the displaced employee has sufficient ability and qualifications. An employee unsuccessful in obtaining a position in own salary level shall repeat this process in the salary levels below. Ability and qualifications being sufficient, any employee displaced as a result of a layoff shall use the same procedure as outlined in to obtain a position. An employee who elects to use seniority shall receive the rate of pay for the position which secures. An employee's right of recall to original position ceases at the earlier of the date employee securing a position through the job posting process (Article or after twenty-four (24) months in the position secured through the bumping process. While on layoff, a regular full-time employee shall continue to accrue seniority. Benefits will not continue during the period of this awardlayoff, nor will service accrue for any service driven benefits such as vacation, sick leave, service pay, etc. In the event of recall, positions will be filled in the reverse manner to the layoff, providing ability and qualifications are sufficient. A regular full-time employee on layoff (i.e. who was unable to secure a position through the bumping process) shall be offered a position filled by a temporary employee provided has accumulated sick leave credits sufficient ability and qualifications. Time worked in such a position shall not be included in the recall period per Article Seniority shall be lost and employment terminated where an employee: Voluntarily resigns. Is laid off and is prevented from working for the Hospital on account of an occupational illness not recalled to active employment within twenty-four (24) calendar months, or accident that is recognized by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board as compensable within the meaning of the meaning of the Workers' Compensation Act, the Hospital, on application from the employee, will supplement the award made by The Workers' Compensation Board for loss of wages, together with the supplementation of the Hospital, will equal one hundred percent (100%) one-half of the employee's net earning ’s seniority at the time of lay- off, whichever is the lesser. Fails to the limit of the employee's accumulated sick leave credits. Employees may utilize such sick leave credits while awaiting approval of a claim for Worker's Compensation. (c) When an employee has completed any portion of her regularly scheduled tour prior to going on sick leave benefits or Workers' Compensation benefits, she shall be paid for the balance of the tour at her regular straight time hourly rate. This provision will not disentitle the employee to a lieu day under Article 15.05 if she otherwise qualifies. (d) Employees returning return to work from an illness or injury compensable under within ten (IO) working days after notice to return has been sent to by registered mail to last address appearing on the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board will be assigned light work as necessary, if available. Corporation’s records. Is absent for three (e3) An employee who transfers from full-time to part-time may elect to retain her accumulated sick consecutive working days without having been granted leave credits to be utilized during part-time or subsequent full-time employment as provided under the sick leave plan in which she participates as of the date of this award. (f) Any dispute which may arise concerning an employee's entitlement to short-term or long-term benefits under HOODIP may be subject to grievance and arbitration under the provisions of this agreement. (g) The Hospital further agrees to pay employees an amount equal to any loss of benefits under HOODIP for the first two (2) days of the fourth and subsequent period of absence in any calendar yearaccordance with Article unless a satisfactory reason is given. Is discharged for cause and is not reinstated through the grievance procedure. (h) During the term of operation of this Collective Agreement, the Hospital will meet and consult with the Union with a view to assisting the parties in the next set of negotiations to improve the benefit coverage provided by HOODIP. (i) The Hospital will notify each employee of the amount of unused sick leave in her bank annually, if requested by the employee.