CUPE Health Care Workers' Council of Unions

APPENDIX II

Better than Provisions Regarding Pay-Out of Unused Sick Leave to Remain for each Local Agreement Subject to Letter of Understanding re: Benefits.

1. The Battlefords Union Hospital

After two (2) years of continuous service, sickness and authorized leave of absence not breaking continuity of service, an employee on termination of employment shall receive termination pay equal to one-third (1/3) of his accumulated sick leave.

Effective November 1, 1962, those employees who elect to join the hospital pension plan shall forfeit benefits under Letter of Understanding re: Benefits while those employees who are presently and who elect not to join the Pension Plan will receive benefits under Letter of Understanding re: Benefits.

2. Yorkton Regional Health Centre

A record of all unused sick leave will be kept in the Personnel Department of the Health Centre for the purpose of a retirement fund. Immediately after the close of each calendar year, each employee shall review the records of the Personnel Department and verify that the accumulated sick leave is correct. Any employee is to be advised on application of the amount of sick leave accrued to his credit.

Retirement or Severance Gratuity Fund

An employee having accrued sick leave to his or her credit shall, on termination of employment or retirement, receive a salary grant in lieu thereof equal to one-sixth (1/6) of the accumulated credit after ten (10) years of service, and one-third (1/3) of the accumulated credit after fifteen (15) years of service, and one-half (1/2) of the accumulated credit after twenty (20) years of service, provided that this shall not apply in cases of dismissal for just cause. The salary grant in each case to be calculated on the average salary for the last five (5) year period. Only those employees on staff prior to January 1, 1972, shall be eligible for this retirement or severance gratuity fund payment. In the event of death of an employee before termination or retirement, any accrued sick leave cash benefits shall be paid to the beneficiary of the deceased employee.

3. Lloydminster Hospital

An employee having accrued sick leave to his or her credit shall, on termination of employment or retirement, receive a salary grant in lieu thereof equal to one-sixth (1/6) of the accumulated credit after ten (10) years of service, and one-third (1/3) of the accumulated credit after fifteen (15) years of service and one-half (1/2) of the accumulated credit after twenty (20) years of service provided that this shall not apply in case of dismissal for just cause. These provisions to continue for incumbents as of June 28, 1974.

In the event of the death of an employee before termination or retirement, any accrued sick leave cash benefits as outlined above shall be paid to the beneficiary of the deceased employee.

4. Regina General Hospital, Regina

Effective as of January 1, 1946, applicable to all employees on staff as of April 1, 1974, and annually thereafter, for the purpose of pay out of sick credits an employee shall be entitled to accumulate sick leave credits on the basis of one (1) day for each month of continuous employment commencing with the thirteenth (13th) month, not exceeding twelve (12) days in any calendar year. Unused paid sick leave credits may be accumulated to a maximum of one hundred and fifty-six (156) days. New employees hired after April 1, 1974, shall not be eligible for such payout provisions.

a) Upon Superannuation, an employee shall receive payment at their current rate of pay for fifty (50) percent of all accumulated paid sick leave credits, providing the total accumulated credit is thirty (30) days or more.

b) Upon death, the employee's beneficiary as designated under the SAHO Group Life Insurance, shall receive payment at the employee's current rate of pay for fifty (50) percent of all accumulated paid sick leave credits, provided the total accumulated credits is thirty (30) days or more.

c) Having ten (10) or more years continuous service with the Regina General Hospital shall: Upon termination of employment in good standing, receive payment at their current rate of pay for fifty (50) percent of all accumulated sick leave credits, provided the total accumulated credits is thirty (30) days or more.

5. Pasqua Hospital, Regina

Employees on staff at Pasqua Hospital prior to July 21, 1982 and who terminate due to technological change or retire due to age or incapacitation, after completing more than ten (10) years continuous service, shall receive terminal pay calculated on the basis of one-third (1/3) of accumulated hours sick leave credits to a maximum of three hundred and twenty (320) hours at the regular rate of pay.

6. Regina Health District, Local 7 - Public Health Services

All employees covered by this agreement having at least ten (10) years continuous service as a permanent employee or qualified as a "full time casual" in accordance with the letter of understanding regarding benefits for full time casuals and at least thirty (30) days sick leave credit upon severance of employment with the Regina Health District Board, except by dismissal, shall be paid at his or her regular rate of pay in the amount of fifty (50) percent of all accumulated sick leave the employee may have to his or her credit or seventy-eight (78) days whichever is the lesser (i.e. twenty-nine (29) days credit - payment nil, thirty (30) days credit - payment fifteen (15) days).

However, in the event an employee must sever employment with the Regina District Health Board on compassionate and/or extenuating grounds, for reasons such as death or personal ill health or physical infirmity, the ill health of his wife or children or any others who may be dependent upon such employee or a transfer of obligation on the part of the employer and who has at least five (5) years of continuous service, shall be entitled to all of the benefits provided in this clause.

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CUPE Health Care Workers' Council of Unions
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Email: Gordon Campbell, President