Benefits during pregnancy and parental leave: ● All employer paid benefit plans remain in effect during the leave. ●
Employees may choose to continue LTD Coverage. In order to do so, they must remit their Long Term Disability Benefits Premiums directly to the Business Office.
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Employees have the option of continuing their OTPP or Pension Contribution during the leave. Payments must be made directly to OTPP. The School’s portion of OTPP or Pension Contributions will be made accordingly.
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Teaching faculty will continue to progress through the salary grid during the time they are on parental leave/pregnancy leave.
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Non-teaching staff will return to any increase in salary to which they would have been entitled had they not taken a leave.
Court Appearance /Jury Duty Any employee who has been summoned to jury duty, or subpoenaed as a witness, on days when the employee would otherwise have been scheduled to work, shall be excused for such service. TMS shall protect an eligible employee from loss of wages when the employee is subpoenaed by the Courts in a proceeding to which he/she is not a party. The employee shall be paid by TMS, for that part of each day when the service has been rendered, on the basis of the employee's daily base pay, less the amount(s) due the employee by the public authorities for such service. For ease of administration, employees are asked to reimburse to TMS any such amounts paid to them by the public authorities. In order to qualify for payment, employees shall inform their Supervisor or Human Resources, within forty-eight (48) hours of their selection for services as a juror or requirement to testify as a witness and provide proof from the courts indicating the date of their service as a juror or attendance at court as a witness, the time spent and the fee received for serving as a juror or attendance as a witness. All forms of leave under this policy must be approved in writing by the Head of School AND forwarded to Human Resources as soon as such approval is obtained. TMS’ Leaves of Absence Policy does not override any of its obligations under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA).
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Compensation for Partial Work Year
Faculty and staff on 10 month contracts who work only a portion of the September to June academic year shall receive the equivalent portion of their annual pay earned and all amounts not yet paid will be paid before the start of the leave. The CAO can provide the exact details on how the compensation will be calculated upon request.
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