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COUNTY OF ELGIN
By-Law No. 83-30
~BEINQA~BY-LAW TO AMEND BY-LAW NO. 8l-42i-AS IT PERTAINS TO
SICKLÉAVE_AND LONG T§RM~18ABILIIY BENEFITS FORJ;MPLOYEES
IN THE NON-MANAGEMENT CATEGORY."
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WHEREAS By-Law No. 81-42, as amended by By-Law
No. 82-30, provides for Sick Leave and Long Term Disability
coverage; and
WHEREAS it has been deemed appropriate to alter
these benefits.
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Corpo-
ration of the County of Elgin enacts as follows:
1. That Section 3, SICK LEAVE, of By-Law No. 81-42, be
deleted and the following substituted therefore -
3 . SICK....1§AVE (New Plan)
3.01 Each"non-union employee, upon completion of three
months continuous service with the County, shall be
eligible for the new short term disability benefit.
3.02 Benefits as outlined below (3.03) will commence on
the first day of disability due to a non-occupational
accident or sickness and will be payable for up to
75 days for anyone illness or accident. (For the
year 1983 all entitlements under this plan will be
reduced by 50% as the plan becomes effective July 1st,
1983 with service as of June 30th, 1983).
3.03 Ins.!:!re-ª-.!2~~
Length of Service 66 2/3 of
(At December 1lstl Full Sala!'y SalaEL
3 months but less than 1 year 5 70
1 year but less than 2 years 10 65
2 years but less than 3 years 15 60
3 years but less than 4 years 20 55
4 years but less than 5 years 25 50
5 years but less than 6 years 30 45
6 years but less than 7 years 35 40
7 years but less than 8 years 45 30
8 years but less than 9 years 55 20
9 years but less than 10 years 65 10
Over 10 years 75 0
3.04 Full salary days will automatically be reinstated at
January 1st of each year, based on the length of
service at that time, whether off sick at the time or
working.
3.05 These days may not be used to top up Workmen's
Compensation.
3.06 An employee absent on a Statutory Holiday will be
charged as one day. In order to qualify for a
Statutory Holiday it is necessary to work on both the
day before and after, the employee is scheduled to
work.
3.07 An employee is entitled to receive the County's con-
tribution towards any benefits as long as they appear
on the payroll.
3.08 Any days to the credit of the employee contain no cash
value, on termination of employment, by reason of
retirement or otherwise
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Effective July 1st, the Employer will reimburse the
employees 100% of the premium of a long term disability
insurance plan. The plan will provide for the payment
of 55% of the employee's monthly earnings, to a maximum
of $3,000. A waiting period of 75 working days is
required before the benefits under this plan take
effect. The premium will be taxable while the benefit
will not. Upon completion of the probationary period,
all employees, not covered by a collective agreement,
shall as a condition of employment, become members of
the long term disability plan
Long_Term DisabilitL(LTDl
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2. That Section 6, HEALTH AND WELFARE, Section 6.05
entitled "Long Term Disability (LTD)" of By-Law No. 81-42,
amended by By-Law No. 82-30, be repealed and the following
substituted therefore
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Any employee accumulated sick leave days, with
less than 5 years of continuous service, at the date
of terminating and freezing of the sick leave plan,
will be entitled to receive all the benefits outlined
above, once they have completed 5 years of continuous
employment
3A.04
3A.05
Any employee with accumulated sick days in excess of
260 will retain those excess days to top up the new
short term plan, or payments from Workmen's Compensation
with
In addition, an employee will be allowed to deplete
their accrued sick leave days (maximum of 130) to a
maximum of approximately ten percent (10%) in any
calendar year, calculated on his/her current rate of
pay (minimum of payout $1,000). For every day paid,
two days will be deducted from an employee's accumulated
days. For 1983, a request for a draw against accrued
sick credits had to be received by June 1st, with pay-
ment being made July 15th. All future requests, for
draws of approximately 10%, must be in the hands of
the Department Head by November 15th each year, with
payment being made April 1st of the next year
3A.03
In the meantime an employee may use his/her frozen
sick leave days to supplement the new short term
disability plan, or payments from Workmen's Compensation.
3A.02
Effective June 30th, 1983, the present sick leave
plan will terminate and all existing gratuity sick
leave benefits will be frozen. Each employee will
receive 50% of the value of his/her vested accumulated
days upon termination of employment or retirement,
based on the daily rate in effect at that time, to a
maximum of 130 days
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SICK LEAVE
An employee,
pregnancy or
pay
who is absent from employment due to
childbirth, is not eligible for sick leave
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3.10
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After' an employee has had three (3) periods of sick
leave of three (3) days or less within a calendar year
the Employer may refuse to pay for the fourth or sub-
sequent period of sick leave, notwithstanding that the
employee has accumulated sick leave to his/her credit.
It is understood that this provision is an endeavour
to eliminate abuses of sick leave and is in addition
to any other disciplinary action which the Employer may
deem fit to invoke. Where sick leave absence has been
in excess of five (5) consecutive days the employee
shall not be paid sick leave credits unless he/she
furnishes the Head of his/her Department with a Doctor
Certificate or other explanations satisfactory to the
Employer
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Disability is defined as follows
During the first two (2) years of income payments the
disability must prevent the employee from performing
the duty relating to his/her regulaE-J2È. After that
time the income benefit will continue if the disability
prevents the employee from engaging in any employment
for which he/she is reasonably qualified by education,
training or experience.
3 That this By-Law shall become effective July 1st, 1983
READ a first time this 16th day of June 1983.
READ a second time this 16th day of June 1983.
READ a third time and finally passed this 16th day of June 1983
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G C. Leverton E. H. Marr
Clerk Warden
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