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ARTICLE 20 -­‐ WSIB CLAIMS AND MODIFIED WORK
20.01 Payment Pending Determination of WSIB Claims
An employee who is absent from work as a result of an illness or injury sustained at work and
who has been awaiting approval of claim for WSIB benefits for a period longer than one
complete pay period may apply to the Employer for payment equivalent to the lesser of the
benefit the employee would have received from WSIB benefits if the claim was approved, or the
benefit to which the employee would be entitled under the short term sick leave plan. Payment
will be provided only if the employee provided evidence of disability satisfactory to the Employer
and a written undertaking satisfactory to the Employer that any payments will be refunded to
the Employer following final determination of the claim by Workplace Safety & Insurance Board.
If the claim for WSIB benefits is not approved, the monies paid in advance will be applied
towards the benefits to which the employee would be entitled under the short-­‐term sick leave
plan. Any payment under this provision will continue for a maximum of fifteen (15) weeks.
20.02 Modified Work
In respect to long-­‐term injuries and illness, the Employer and the Union agree that in most
instances it is in the best interest of both the Employer and the employee that the employee be
returned to gainful employment at the earliest possible time.
Therefore:
(a)
(b)
(c)
The Employer will notify the Vice-­‐President of the Local of the names of all CUPE
employees who go off work due to a work related injury.
When it has been medically determined that an employee is unable to return to the full
duties of her position due to a disability, the Employer will notify and meet with the
employee and a members of the local executive of CUPE to discuss the circumstances
The Employer agrees to include CUPE representatives in the development of an
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ARTICLE 21 -­‐ HOURS OF WORK
21.01 Daily and Weekly Hours of Work
The following provisions are intended to define the normal hours of work and shall not be
construed as a guarantee of hours of work per day or per week or of days of work per week. The
normal hours of work for paramedics will be up to twelve (12) hour shifts (averaged over eight
(8) weeks at forty (40) hours per week).
The workweek shall be defined as Monday to Sunday.
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