a) It is agreed by the parties that sick leave entitlement shall only be granted by the Division where a teacher is unable to be at work and perform his/her regular duties as a result of illness or injury.
b) The provision of twenty (20) sick days in any year shall be prorated in the following circumstances:
i) where a teacher commences employment at a time other than the commencement of the fall term;
ii) where a teacher returns from a leave at a time other than the commencement of the fall term;
iii) where a teacher terminates employment during the school year for reasons other than sickness;
iv) where a teacher commences an unpaid leave of absence for reasons other than sickness.
For purposes of the above, prorating of the twenty (20) sick days provided in any year shall be calculated as set out below:
No. of days of actual teaching service
(including paid sick days) X 20Total number of teaching days in the school year
c) The Board shall provide full sick leave entitlement to a pregnant teacher who, as a result of her condition either before or after delivery, is unable to be at work and perform her regular duties for a valid health-related reason(s). The pregnant teacher shall follow current proof of claim procedures for sick leave entitlement as may be required by the Board.
d) Where a teacher is ill, he/she shall be entitled to sick leave during his/her illness and to be paid his/her salary during sick leave, but subject to e), the leave shall not exceed twenty (20) teaching days in any school year.
e) Where the employment of a teacher is continued for more than one (1) 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
- 125 days in the seventh and subsequent years
- Commencing on and from May 1, 2015, the maximum number of days in the seventh and subsequent years shall be 130
days.
f) Should the Division become eligible for a reduction in premiums under The Employment Insurance Act, the teachers’ five-twelfth (5/12) share of the premium reduction will be remitted annually by July 15th in each school year to the Treasurer of the Association.
g) When a teacher suffers an on-job injury and is absent from work as a result of that injury, the Board 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-job injury. The period of time absent from work as a consequence of the on-job injury shall not be charged against the accumulated sick leave balance.