MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
The Portage la Prairie School Division and
The Portage la Prairie Teachers’ Association of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society.
It is hereby understood and agreed that the Portage la Prairie School Division shall administer The Manitoba Teachers' Society Long Term Disability Plan for participating employees.
The premium for the plan shall be paid by each employee participating in the plan and shall be deducted monthly from salary remitted to the plan on a timely basis.
1. the deduction of premiums in accordance with the plan and the collective agreement;
2. maintaining records of the employees who are and are not insured, including maintaining files of application cards, late applicants, employees whose coverage was rejected on late application, beneficiary designations, and employees whose coverage has terminated on leaving the division/district;
3. completing a premium statement to accompany premium remittances;
4. providing claim forms to employees or beneficiaries on request;
5. completing and submitting the Employer Claim Submission for claimants;
6. distributing plan information to employees from time to time;
It is further agreed that it is desirable to advise William M. Mercer Limited when an insured employee has been absent from work on account of sickness or disability for more than 10 consecutive working days and where the sickness or disability may result in the filing of a claim for benefits.
The Manitoba Teachers' Society will include school division/district employees as additional named insureds under the Society's Comprehensive General Liability Policy in respect to the administration of employee benefit programs for persons enrolled in Society policy holders insurance plans and, on request, provide the Division/District with evidence thereof.
It is further understood and agreed that, except as may be expressly provided in the collective agreement to the contrary, that the Division's/District's only expenses in respect to the Long Term Disability plan shall be those ancillary to and arising out of the aforesaid administration of the plan.
Dated at the City of Portage la Prairie in the Province of Manitoba, this 28th day of November, 2014.
Signed and Agreed to on behalf of The Portage la Prairie Teacher's Association of the Manitoba Teachers' Society.
_____________________________
President
_____________________________
Collective Bargaining Chair
Signed and Agreed to on behalf of The Portage la Prairie School Division
_____________________________
Chairperson
_____________________________
Secretary-Treasurer