Associated Ambulance & Services (Whitecourt) Ltd., Collective Agreement 2020-2025

Article 18: Workers' Compensation

1.  
   1. An Employee who is incapacitated and unable to work as a result of an accident sustained while on duty in the service of the Employer within the meaning of the Worker’s Compensation Act shall apply for Worker’s Compensation benefits.
   2. An Employee in receipt of such benefits shall keep the Employer informed regarding the status of their WCB claim and shall provide any medical or claim information that may be required by the Employer.  
   3. An Employee in receipt of Worker’s Compensation Benefits shall be deemed to be on a leave of absence without pay.
   4. An Employee in receipt of Worker’s Compensation Benefits shall:
      1. be deemed to remain in the continuous service of the Employer for purposes of prepaid health benefits and salary increments Employee will be responsible for the Employee portion of Benefit Premiums;
      2. accrue vacation credits and sick leave for the first (1st) month of such absence.
2. 1. An Employee who has been on Worker’s Compensation and who is certified by the Worker’s Compensation Board to be fit to return to work and who is:
      1. capable of performing the duties of their former position shall provide the Employer with two (2) weeks written notice, when possible, of readiness to return to work.  The Employer shall reinstate the Employee in the same classification held by them immediately prior to the disability with benefits that accrued to them prior to the disability;
      2. incapable of performing the duties of their former position, shall be entitled to benefits they are eligible for under Sick Leave or Short-Term Disability or Long Term Disability, in accordance with Article 17 or Article 19.