Effective on the day of signing of this Agreement, any teacher under contract shall be entitled to sick leave, such leave to accumulate on the basis of twenty (20) teaching days a year accumulative to a maximum of 130 days.
Once the maximum number of days has been accumulated, a teacher regains any sick leave which he/she has used at the rate of twenty (20) days a year.
No teacher shall begin a school year with less than twenty (20) teaching days for sick leave purposes except in the case of a new employee who must actually teach for at least one day before any sick leave days are credited to that teacher.
Part-time teachers under contract shall receive pro-rated sick leave benefits.
Each teacher shall be notified on or before September 30th of each school year as to the number of sick leave days he/she has accumulated.
Teachers employed on a Limited Term Teacher – General contract shall be entitled to sick leave during the term of the contract under the same terms and conditions as a teacher employed on a Teacher – General contract by the Division but the number of days entitlement shall be in proportion as the total number of days taught is of the number of days in the current school year multiplied by twenty (20).
When a teacher suffers an on-the-job injury and is absent from work as a result of that injury, the Division shall continue to pay the salary of that teacher during such absence, limited to the extent of the accumulated sick leave balance at the time of suffering the on-the-job injury, or the waiting period for Long Term Disability Insurance benefits, whichever is greater. The period of absence from work as a consequence of the on-the-job injury shall not be charged against the accumulated sick leave balance.
For the purpose of this Article "On-the-job Injury" shall be defined as follows: A disability resulting from an accident/incident occurring on Division premises or in the course of performing duties arising out of employment with the Division.
When a teacher suffers an on-the-job injury, the Division will reimburse a maximum of $1,000 of the teacher’s out-of-pocket expenses directly related to the injury upon receipt of supporting documentation. Expenses covered by the employee’s insurance or by other plans are not applicable. The expenses must be submitted within 12 (twelve) months of the injury.
The last paragraph of this article will take effect on the date of signing.
Sick leave is not payable to a teacher:
(a) who is engaged in employment for wage or profit with another employer except when such employment occurs as a result of a program of rehabilitation employment approved by the Disability Benefits Plan.
(b) whose illness results from the use of drugs or alcohol and is not receiving continued treatment from a licensed physician or in a recognized program of treatment for the use of drugs or alcohol.
(c) who, in respect of an illness or injury resulting from a motor vehicle accident, is receiving wage loss replacement benefits from the Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation to the extent that such benefits and paid sick leave exceed the teacher’s normal salary. In such cases the teacher shall reimburse the Division the amount of benefit received from M.P.I.C.
(d) who is absent from work because of plastic surgery performed solely for cosmetic purposes except where the need for surgery is attributable to illness or injury.