1. Subject to the exceptions listed herein all SOTA members employed by the Division must participate in and pay the set premiums towards the Plan, unless SOTA exercises its opt out right in accordance with Article 9.04(3) of the collective agreement.
2. If a SOTA employee who is on Division authorized personal leave is receiving income from the Division, the Division shall deduct from such income, the applicable premiums and apply the same towards the Plan. If such employee is not in receipt of income from the Division and refuses or neglects to pay the said premiums, such employee shall, for the purposes of Article 9.04 of the collective agreement, be deemed not to be a member of the Plan during such time. The Association shall be advised in writing of the name of any such member, the fact they have refused or neglected to make such payments, and the date their coverage lapsed.
3. A SOTA employee who is on Division authorized maternity or parental leave does not have to participate in and pay premiums towards the Plan if he or she:
a) has been on Division authorized maternity or parental leave for more than 12 months;
b) has benefit coverage through another source (spousal or otherwise); and
c) makes a written request to the Division to be excluded from the Plan.
The Association shall be advised in writing of the name of any such member, the fact they have requested to be excluded, and the date their coverage lapsed.
4. A SOTA employee opting out of the Plan in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be automatically reinstated to the Plan upon his or her return from Division authorized leave and shall have the premiums deducted from his or her pay on the first pay period following his or her return to work. The Association shall be advised in writing of the name of such member and the date of re-instatement.
Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this __15th_ day of October 2014.
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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD |
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ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION |
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Chairperson of the Board
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President of the Association |
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Co-chair of Negotiations
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Chairperson of Negotiations |
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Secretary-Treasurer |
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Secretary |