Earned leave plan amount
 43.1 (1) The earned leave plan amount for the fiscal year for an English-language public district school board is 0. O. Reg. 439/16, s. 2. (2) The earned leave plan amount for the fiscal year for a district school board, other than an English-language public district school board, in which the elementary school teachers’ bargaining unit and the secondary school teachers’ bargaining unit is combined is determined as follows: 1. Determine the board’s annual average rate of permanent teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year as follows: i. Determine the total number of paid leave days used by the board’s permanent teachers in the 2015-2016 fiscal year, excluding paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, quarantine, association leave, long-term disability and days on which the teacher receives benefits under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. ii. Divide the amount determined under subparagraph i by the number of the board’s permanent teachers in the 2015-2016 fiscal year. 2. Determine the board’s annual average rate of permanent teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year as follows: i. Determine the total number of paid leave days used by the board’s permanent teachers in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, excluding paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, quarantine, association leave, long-term disability and days on which the teacher receives benefits under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. ii. Divide the amount determined under subparagraph i by the number of the board’s permanent teachers in the 2014-2015 fiscal year. 3. Determine the difference between the board’s annual average rate of permanent teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and the board’s annual average rate of permanent teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year by subtracting the board’s annual average rate of permanent teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year from the board’s annual average rate of permanent teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year. 4. If the difference between the board’s annual average rate of permanent teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and the board’s annual average rate of permanent teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, as determined under paragraph 3, is less than or equal to -1, the board’s earned leave plan amount is the sum of the amounts set out in Columns 2 and 3 of Table 12.1 opposite the name of the board. 5. If the difference between the board’s annual average rate of permanent teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and the board’s annual average rate of permanent teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, as determined under paragraph 3, is greater than -1 but less than 0, the board’s earned leave plan amount is determined as follows: i. Take the difference between the board’s annual average rate of permanent teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and the board’s annual average rate of permanent teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, as determined under paragraph 3. ii. Multiply by the sum of the amounts set out in Columns 2 and 3 of Table 12.1 opposite the name of the board. iii. Multiply by -1. 6. If the difference between the board’s annual average rate of permanent teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and the board’s annual average rate of permanent teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, as determined under paragraph 3, is greater than or equal to 0, the board’s earned leave plan amount is 0. O. Reg. 439/16, s. 2. (3) The earned leave plan amount for the fiscal year for a district school board, other than an English-language public district school board, in which the elementary school teachers’ bargaining unit and the secondary school teachers’ bargaining unit is not combined is determined as follows: 1. Determine the portion of the board’s earned leave plan amount that is in respect of the elementary school teachers’ bargaining unit as follows: i. Determine the board’s annual average rate of permanent elementary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year as follows: A. Determine the total number of paid leave days used by the board’s permanent elementary school teachers in the 2015-2016 fiscal year, excluding paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, quarantine, association leave, long-term disability and days on which the teacher receives benefits under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. B. Divide the amount determined under sub-subparagraph A by the number of the board’s permanent elementary school teachers in the 2015-2016 fiscal year. ii. Determine the board’s annual average rate of permanent elementary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year as follows: A. Determine the total number of paid leave days used by the board’s permanent elementary school teachers in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, excluding paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, quarantine, association leave, long-term disability and days on which the teacher receives benefits under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. B. Divide the amount determined under sub-subparagraph A by the number of the board’s permanent elementary school teachers in the 2014-2015 fiscal year. iii. Determine the difference between the board’s annual average rate of permanent elementary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and the board’s annual average rate of permanent elementary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year by subtracting the board’s annual average rate of permanent elementary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year from the board’s annual average rate of permanent elementary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year. iv. If the difference between the board’s annual average rate of permanent elementary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and the board’s annual average rate of permanent elementary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, as determined under subparagraph iii, is less than or equal to -1, the portion of the board’s earned leave plan amount that is in respect of the elementary school teachers’ bargaining unit is the amount set out in Column 2 of Table 12.1 opposite the name of the board. v. If the difference between the board’s annual average rate of permanent elementary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and the board’s annual average rate of permanent elementary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, as determined under subparagraph iii, is greater than -1 but less than 0, the portion of the board’s earned leave plan amount that is in respect of the elementary school teachers’ bargaining unit is determined as follows: A. Take the difference between the board’s annual average rate of permanent elementary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and the board’s annual average rate of permanent elementary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, as determined under subparagraph iii. B. Multiply by the amount set out in Column 2 of Table 12.1 opposite the name of the board. C. Multiply by -1. vi. If the difference between the board’s annual average rate of permanent elementary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and the board’s annual average rate of permanent elementary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, as determined under subparagraph iii, is greater than or equal to 0, the portion of the board’s earned leave plan amount that is in respect of the elementary school teachers’ bargaining unit is 0. 2. Add the portion of the board’s earned leave plan amount that is in respect of the secondary school teachers’ bargaining unit, which is determined as follows: i. Determine the board’s annual average rate of permanent secondary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year as follows: A. Determine the total number of paid leave days used by the board’s permanent secondary school teachers in the 2015-2016 fiscal year, excluding paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, quarantine, association leave, long-term disability and days on which the teacher receives benefits under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. B. Divide the amount determined under sub-subparagraph A by the number of the board’s permanent secondary school teachers in the 2015-2016 fiscal year. ii. Determine the board’s annual average rate of permanent secondary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year as follows: A. Determine the total number of paid leave days used by the board’s permanent secondary school teachers in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, excluding paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, quarantine, association leave, long-term disability and days on which the teacher receives benefits under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. B. Divide the amount determined under sub-subparagraph A by the number of the board’s permanent secondary school teachers in the 2014-2015 fiscal year. iii. Determine the difference between the board’s annual average rate of permanent secondary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and the board’s annual average rate of permanent secondary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year by subtracting the board’s annual average rate of permanent secondary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year from the board’s annual average rate of permanent secondary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year. iv. If the difference between the board’s annual average rate of permanent secondary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and the board’s annual average rate of permanent secondary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, as determined under subparagraph iii, is less than or equal to -1, the portion of the board’s earned leave plan amount that is in respect of the secondary school teachers’ bargaining unit is the amount set out in Column 3 of Table 12.1 opposite the name of the board. v. If the difference between the board’s annual average rate of permanent secondary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and the board’s annual average rate of permanent secondary school’s teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, as determined under subparagraph iii, is greater than -1 but less than 0, the portion of the board’s earned leave plan amount that is in respect of the secondary school teachers’ bargaining unit is determined as follows: A. Take the difference between the board’s annual average rate of permanent secondary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and the board’s annual average rate of permanent secondary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, as determined under subparagraph iii. B. Multiply by the amount set out in Column 3 of Table 12.1 opposite the name of the board. C. Multiply by -1. vi. If the difference between the board’s annual average rate of permanent secondary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and the board’s annual average rate of permanent secondary school teachers’ absenteeism in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, as determined under subparagraph iii, is greater than or equal to 0, the portion of the board’s earned leave plan amount that is in respect of the secondary school teachers’ bargaining unit is 0. O. Reg. 439/16, s. 2; O. Reg. 243/17, s. 4.