Where a teacher is sick, he/she shall, subject to Article 6.02, be entitled to sick leave during his/her sickness and to be paid his/her salary during his/her sick leave; but subject to Article 6.03 the leave shall not exceed 20 teaching days in any school year.
a) A full-time teacher shall be entitled to 20 sick days at the beginning of each school year.
b) Teachers employed on a part-time basis with the Division shall be granted sick leave with pay pro-rated based on full-time equivalents.
The Board may require that the sickness be certified by a physician.
Where the employment of a teacher is continued for more than one year, the unused portion of the sick leave in any year(s) shall be carried forward and accumulated from year to year to a maximum of:
40 days in the second year
60 days in the third year
80 days in the fourth year
100 days in the fifth year
120 days in the sixth year
130 days in the seventh year
Article 6.03 shall be deemed to have been in effect for all teachers employed in the Division after January 1, 1969.
All teachers shall be notified by the end of September of each year of their total accumulated sick leave entitlement.
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 that teacher’s salary during such absence, limited to the extent of the accumulated sick leave balance at the time of the injury. The period of time absent from work as a consequence of an on-the-job-injury shall be charged against the accumulated sick leave balance and subsequently returned upon return to work. The Division shall reimburse expense incurred by the teacher as a result of an on-the-job injury where the teacher has expenses beyond the maximum coverage provided for in any Extended Health Plan for which the teacher is listed as an insured. Such medical items must be as ordered by a duly qualified physician or dentist in Manitoba. The maximum payable shall be $1000 for each incidence of an on-the-job injury.