It is agreed by the parties that sick leave entitlement shall be granted by the Institute only where a teacher is unable to be at work and perform regular duties as a result of illness or injury.
There shall be no accumulation of sick leave credited for periods of leave of absence.
Sick leave shall be accumulated at a rate not to exceed 20 teaching days per year to a maximum of 130 days to be determined as follows:
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 teaching days in the second year,
- 60 teaching days in the third year,
- 80 teaching days in the fourth year,
- 100 teaching days in the fifth year,
- 120 teaching days in the sixth year,
- 130 teaching days in the seventh and subsequent years beginning July 2014
Unless otherwise entitled under paragraph 10.03 and except as hereinafter provided, each teacher shall be permitted to use twenty (20) sick leave teaching days in any Institute year after at least one day of active teaching service during that Institute year.
The provision of twenty (20) sick leave teaching days in any Institute year shall be prorated in the following circumstances:
(a) Where a teacher commences employment at a time other than the commencement of the Institute year.
(b) Where a teacher returns from a leave at a time other than the commencement of the Institute year.
(c) Where a teacher terminates employment during the Institute year for reasons other than sickness.
(d) Where a teacher commences an unpaid leave of absence for reasons other than sickness.
(a) For purposes of paragraph 10.05, proration of the twenty (20) sick leave teaching days provided in any Institute year shall be calculated as set out below:
No. of days of actual teaching service
(including paid sick leave teaching days) x 20
Total No. of teaching days
in the school year.
(b) Sick leave accumulation balances shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.
A teacher will furnish a medical certificate when requested by the President of the Institute or designate. Where such certificate is required and such costs are not covered by the Manitoba Health Insurance Commission the Institute shall be responsible for that cost.
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 rehabilitative employment approved by the Long Term Disability Insurance Plan.
(b) whose illness results from the use of drugs or alcohol and who 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 Institute the amount of benefit received from the Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation.
(d) who is absent from work because of plastic surgery performed for cosmetic purposes except where the need for such surgery is attributable to an illness or injury.
Teachers shall be allowed to use up to five (5) days sick leave accumulation per year to attend to the illness or injury of that teacher’s spouse, children or parents, Where such cases occur and both parents of a particular child are teachers within the scope of this Agreement, both parents may not access the provisions of this paragraph concurrently.
When a teacher suffers a physical on-job injury and is absent from work as a result of that injury, the Institute 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 physical on-job injury. The period of time absent from work as a consequence of the physical on-job injury shall not be charged against the accumulated sick leave balance.