Other benefits
 7. (1) In this section, “Compensation Directive” means the document titled “Compensation Directive”, as revised on January 27, 2014, that is issued by Management Board of Cabinet and available from the Treasury Board Secretariat of the Government of Ontario. O. Reg. 485/16, s. 7 (1). (2) Associate judges shall receive the benefits provided under the following provisions of the Compensation Directive to SMG (Senior Management Group) employees, subject to the terms and conditions that apply under those provisions, as those provisions are modified by subsection (3): 1. Section 4 of Part I. 2. Part II, other than section 33, subsections 34 (1) to (5), and sections 47, 48, 57, 58 and 59. 3. Section 1, other than subsection 1 (3), and sections 2, 3 and 4 of Appendix A. O. Reg. 485/16, s. 7 (2); O. Reg. 39/18, s. 3 (1); O. Reg. 597/21, s. 5 (1). (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the provisions of the Compensation Directive referred to in that subsection apply with the following modifications and any other necessary modifications: 1. A reference to an employee that includes an SMG (Senior Management Group) employee shall be read as a reference to an associate judge. 2. A reference to an employee’s employment shall be read as a reference to an associate judge’s appointment, and a reference to being employed shall be read as a reference to holding office as an associate judge. 3. References to the Public Service Commission, the Secretary of Management Board of Cabinet or the Deputy Minister, in relation to the exercise of a power or performance of a function or duty by that entity or person under the Compensation Directive, shall be read as a reference to the Chief Justice, subject to paragraphs 7 and 12. 4. A reference to the employer shall be read as a reference to the Crown. 5. A reference to the rate at which vacation credits are accrued shall be read as a reference to the rate set out in section 6 of this Regulation, and a reference to subsection 34 (1) of the Compensation Directive shall be read as a reference to section 6 of this Regulation. 6. In subsection 43 (8), the reference to an employee’s progression on the wage grid during the leave and any negotiated or amended wage rates for the classification of the employee’s position that are implemented during his or her leave shall be read as a reference to any increases under section 2 of this Regulation to the annual salary amount that an associate judge shall be paid that take effect during his or her leave. 7. In clause 46 (3) (b), a leave for special or compassionate purposes for a period of over six months may only be granted on the recommendation of the Chief Justice with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. 7.1 Despite subsection 53 (2), for the purposes of section 53, “total disability” means the continuous inability, as the result of illness or injury, to perform the principal duties of an associate judge, and “totally disabled” has a corresponding meaning. 8. In section 55, as remade by subsection 3 (2) of Appendix A, i. a reference to January 1, 2015 shall be read as a reference to January 1, 2017, and ii. despite clause (1) (d) of that section, the reimbursement of charges incurred on and after January 1, 2017 for the services of a psychologist, including of the holder of a Master of Social Work, is up to $40 per half-hour. 9. Subsection 56 (7), as remade by subsection 3 (5) of Appendix A, does not apply. 10. In subsection 64 (1.3), as added by subsection 4 (2) of Appendix A, the reference to April 1, 2014 shall be read as a reference to January 1, 2017. 11. In subsection 64 (1.4), as added by subsection 4 (2) of Appendix A, the reference December 31, 2015 shall be read as a reference to December 31, 2016. 12. In section 66, a termination allowance is subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. 13. In subsection 67 (2), as remade by subsection 4 (3) of Appendix A, i. the reference to January 1, 2016 shall be read as a reference to January 1, 2017, and ii. the reference to December 31, 2015 shall be read as a reference to December 31, 2016. 14. Sections 1 (other than subsection 1 (3)), 2 and 3 of Appendix A do not become effective with respect to associate judges until January 1, 2017, despite the  specification of any other effective date. 15. In clause 1 (2) (b) of Appendix A, i. the reference to January 1, 2015 shall be read as a reference to January 1, 2017, and ii. the reference to December 31, 2016 shall be read as a reference to December 31, 2017. O. Reg. 485/16, s. 7 (3); O. Reg. 39/18, s. 3 (2, 3); O. Reg. 597/21, s. 5 (1, 2). (4) The self-funded leave plan developed by the Secretary of Management Board of Cabinet under section 48 of the Compensation Directive that is titled “Ontario Public Service Self-Funded Leave Plan (SFLP) Policy”, as updated in May, 2012 and available from the Treasury Board Secretariat, applies to associate judges as it applies to SMG (Senior Management Group) employees, subject to the modifications in subsection (5). O. Reg. 485/16, s. 7 (4); O. Reg. 39/18, s. 3 (4); O. Reg. 597/21, s. 5 (1). (5) For the purposes of subsection (4), the self-funded leave plan applies with the modifications set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of subsection (3), the following modifications, and any other necessary modifications: 1. References to a deputy minister, in relation to the exercise of a power or performance of a function or duty by a deputy minister respecting an employee under the self-funded leave plan, shall be read as a reference to the Chief Justice. 2. The restrictions on the activities of an associate judge during a self-funded leave are those that apply to associate judges under sections 46 and 86.1 of the Act, including under any standards of conduct established under subsection 86.1 (9) of the Act. 3. A reference to the Public Service Pension Plan shall be read as a reference to a pension plan as defined in subsection 8 (1). O. Reg. 485/16, s. 7 (5); O. Reg. 597/21, s. 5 (1). (6) The group insurance benefits that apply to associate judges under this section continue to apply to an associate judge on a self-funded leave if he or she continues to pay his or her share of the premiums for the insurance during the leave. O. Reg. 485/16, s. 7 (6); O. Reg. 597/21, s. 5 (1).