ARTICLE 5 OTHER LEAVES OF ABSENCE

5:01 Sick Leave

1. It is agreed by the parties that sick leave entitlement shall be granted by the Division where an employee is unable to be at work and to perform their regular duties as a result of illness or injury, or as stipulated in 5:02.

 

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1. Each teacher who is employed by the school board and teaches at least the first day of school shall be credited with twenty (20) teaching days sick leave, prorated based on full time equivalents (FTE), with salary at the beginning of the school year.  If sick leave is unused, it will be accumulated to a maximum number of days, prorated, based on full time equivalents (FTE) as follows:

September 1^st, 2015       115 days

September 1^st, 2016       120 days

September 1^st, 2017       130 days

2. Where an employee does not teach the first day of school then sick leave shall be credited on a prorated basis using the following calculation:

                        No. of days remaining in the school year        X   20

                                                200

 

3. The provision of 20 sick days in any year shall be prorated in the following circumstances:

2. • Where an employee commences employment at a time other than the commencement of the fall term,
   • Where an employee returns from a leave at a time other than the commencement of the fall term,
   • Where an employee terminated employment during the school year for reasons other than sickness,
   • Where an employee does not work a full school year for reasons other than sickness.

 

3. For the purposes of determining sick leave under the collective agreement:

1. Sick leave cannot be accumulated when a teacher is absent from school because of sickness; and
2. The number of days a teacher is on sick leave with pay shall be deducted from the teacher’s accumulated sick leave with pay entitlement.

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4. Sick leave shall not continue to accrue while on any leave of absence without pay.

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5. Full sick leave entitlement shall be provided to a pregnant teacher who, as a result of her condition before delivery, is unable to be at work and perform her regular duties for a valid health-related reason.  The pregnant teacher shall follow current proof of claim procedures for sick leave entitlement as may be required by the Board.

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6. The rebates (presently 5/12^th) based on the previous calendar year’s premiums realized from the Employment Insurance Commission as a result of the extended sick leave coverage shall be remitted in one annual lump sum on March 1^st to the Treasurer of the Teachers’ Association.