Paid Sick Leave Plan for full-time, permanent employees

Who is eligible

You are eligible to participate in the Concordia Paid Sick Leave Plan if you are:

• a full-time, permanent employee; and
• a member of an eligible employee group.

When and how to enrol

You automatically enrol once you become eligible to join the plan. You have no forms to complete.

When coverage begins

Coverage begins on the date your permanent employment begins.

If you are totally disabled due to illness or injury, the Paid Sick Leave Plan will continue to pay your regular monthly earnings for up to four months.

Please note that certain exclusions apply.

Benefit offsets

Disability benefits payable by the University will be reduced by any benefits you may be entitled to receive in respect of your disability from:

• the Canada or Québec Pension Plan;
• Workers’ Compensation; and
• your provincial no–fault automobile insurance plan.

While you receive benefits from this plan, your participation in other parts of the University’s Benefit Program will continue. This means that:

• your group insurance coverage will continue;
• you will continue to make regular benefit contributions through payroll deductions, where required; and
• your pension will continue to accumulate.

If you return to work full–time after a disability and become disabled again, the second disability period will be considered a continuation of the first only if:

• your disability recurs within three months of your return to work and is for the same or related cause; or
• your disability recurs within one month of your return to work and is for an unrelated cause.

In these instances, benefits will be paid up to four months for both periods of disability combined.

Should a disability recur under any other circumstance, you will be entitled to benefits under the Paid Sick Leave Plan for up to another four months.

Concordia currently pays the entire cost of coverage under the Paid Sick Leave Plan.

What is taxable

The sick leave benefits received when you are disabled are taxable as income.

If your disability results from a pregnancy–related illness or maternity complication, you may be entitled to benefits provided you were not on maternity leave when your disability began.

No benefits will be paid for a disability occurring during an unpaid leave of absence or during any period while you are outside Canada or the United States. If you become disabled while you are outside these countries, your disability will be recognized on your date of return.

• You do not need to file a claim to receive benefits from the Paid Sick Leave Plan.
• Simply notify your Department Supervisor.
• When requested, you will need to provide Benefits Services with satisfactory medical proof of your disability within five days of the date your disability began.

Certain events in life can affect your benefits. Choose an event below to learn more.

• I have a new spouse or child before I retire
• My dependent child reaches age 21
• I leave the University
• My marriage breaks down
• I take an authorized leave of absence
• I become disabled
• I retire
• I die

Coverage ends upon your retirement or termination of employment from the University.