Common use of OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES Clause in Contracts

OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES. 35.01 An employee who is victim of an accident or has contracted an occupational disease shall report this to their immediate supervisor before voluntarily leaving the workplace, and, if necessary, must consult a health service provider as soon as possible following the occurrence. Any injury, accident or near-miss must be reported via the University’s website. 35.02 When an employee is absent from work as a result of an occupational injury as defined by law, the University will pay the employee their regular weekly salary for a period of four (4) calendar months following the beginning of the absence. If the absence exceeds four (4) months the University will continue to pay the equivalent of the indemnity paid by the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) and this for the two (2) years following the beginning of the absence. Thereafter, indemnity is undertaken by the CNESST. The terms of the present clause will remain in effect until the CNESST establishes that: • either the employee is able to return to work; or • that the employee is suffering from a permanent disability, partial or total, preventing them from returning to work. The employee benefits from salary progression to which they are entitled according to the dates and period as per the terms of this collective agreement. a) The employee who remains incapable of doing their job because of occupational injury and is deemed capable of doing another job is entitled to the first such position which becomes available. b) If such a position is not available, the Union, the University and the CNESST will meet and discuss a retraining program for the employee concerned in accordance with the law. c) The employee who reintegrates their position or an equivalent position is entitled to receive the salary and benefits at the same rate and conditions which would have applied had they not been absent. The employee who takes another job is entitled to receive the salary and benefits associated with the position, taking into account accumulated seniority and service. 35.04 Upon their return to work, the University reintegrates the employee into the position they occupied at the moment of their departure, or if their position has been abolished or posted, into an equivalent position. However, positions left open as the result of an occupational injury for a period not exceeding twenty-four (24) months are not considered vacant positions. 35.05 When an employee who suffered an occupational injury returns to work, the University pays their net salary for each day or part of a day when the employee must be absent from work in order to receive care or undergo a medical exam related to their injury or to fulfil an activity within the framework of an individualized rehabilitation program. The University requests from the CNESST reimbursement of the salary paid by virtue of the preceding paragraph, except when the employee is absent from work to undergo a medical exam required by the University. 35.06 As for the rest, the parties are subject to the provisions of the Law on Work Accidents and Occupational Injuries.

OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES. 35.01 An employee who is victim of an accident or has contracted an occupational disease shall report this to their her/his immediate supervisor before voluntarily leaving the workplace, and, if necessary, must consult a health service provider as soon as possible following the occurrence. Any injury, accident or near-miss must be reported via and shall complete and sign a University accident/incident/occupational disease form as soon as possible following the University’s websiteincident. 35.02 When an employee is absent from work as a result of an occupational injury as defined by law, the University will pay the employee their her/his regular weekly salary for a period of four (4) calendar months following the beginning of the absence. If the absence exceeds four (4) months the University will continue to pay the equivalent of the indemnity paid by the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) and this for the two (2) years following the beginning of the absence. Thereafter, indemnity is undertaken by the CNESST. The terms of the present clause will remain in effect until the CNESST establishes that: • either the employee is able to return to work; or • that the employee is suffering from a permanent disability, partial or total, preventing them her/him from returning to work. The employee benefits from salary progression to which they are she/he is entitled according to the dates and period as per the terms of this collective agreement. a) The employee who remains incapable of doing their her/his job because of occupational injury and is deemed capable of doing another job is entitled to the first such position which becomes available. b) If such a position is not available, the Union, the University and the CNESST will meet and discuss a retraining program for the employee concerned in accordance with the law. c) The employee who reintegrates their her/his position or an equivalent position is entitled to receive the salary and benefits at the same rate and conditions which would have applied had they he/she not been absent. The employee who takes another job is entitled to receive the salary and benefits associated with the position, taking into account accumulated seniority and service. 35.04 Upon their her/his return to work, the University reintegrates the employee into the position they she/he occupied at the moment of their her/his departure, or if their her/his position has been abolished or posted, into an equivalent position. However, positions left open as the result of an occupational injury for a period not exceeding twenty-four (24) months are not considered vacant positions. 35.05 When an employee who suffered an occupational injury returns to work, the University pays their her/his net salary for each day or part of a day when the employee must be absent from work in order to receive care or undergo a medical exam related to their her/his injury or to fulfil an activity within the framework of an individualized rehabilitation program. The University requests from the CNESST reimbursement of the salary paid by virtue of the preceding paragraph, except when the employee is absent from work to undergo a medical exam required by the University. 35.06 As for the rest, the parties are subject to the provisions of the Law on Work Accidents and Occupational Injuries.