It is agreed by the parties that sick leave entitlement shall only be granted by the Division where an employee is unable to be at work and perform his regular duties as a result of illness or injury.
Teachers in the employ of the Division shall commence each school year with twenty (20) sick leave days plus all previously unused sick leave subject to a maximum accumulation of one hundred and twenty-eight (130) sick leave days.
Any teacher hired other than at the beginning of the school year shall be entitled to a fraction of the twenty (20) day sick leave equal to the fraction of the remaining year. On September first of the following year this teacher shall be entitled to twenty (20) sick leave days plus the number of days which he/she was entitled to in the previous year minus those which he/she has used.
Sick leave shall not continue to accrue while on any leave of absence without pay.
The Division may require that the sickness be certified by a physician, who may be appointed by the Division for the purpose.
The Division agrees to pay to the Local M.T.S. Association 5/12th of any rebates received under the Unemployment Insurance Premium Reduction plan in the year in which the Division receives the rebate.
This article shall be deemed to have been in effect for all teachers employed in the Division after January 1, 1971.
Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, a teacher shall be entitled to five (5) days of leave per school year charged against his/her sick leave accrual to attend to the illness or injury or medical appointment of his/her spouse, dependent children, or parents. If the above teacher’s spouse is also a teacher with Fort La Bosse School Division, they cannot access this article concurrently.