Each year, at the beginning of the year, up to 11 sick days are added to your sick day account as follows:
-if actively at work, then prorated, based on your contract (that is part time versus full time)
-if not working (ie unpaid leave, DSL), no allocation is provided (the exception is a parental/maternity leave â€“ these leaves are treated as if actively working)
-if you are working only part of your contract due to illness and you carried over sick days from the previous year, sick days are allocated based on your contract
-if you are partially working due to illness but exhausted all sick leave in the previous year, then sick leave is prorated to your working status (not on your contract status)
note: in the case that you return to full teaching status at some point in the school year, a prorated portion of your sick days is restored to you that is based on the remaining portion of the school year
Additionally, you will get access to a short term disability leave plan of up to 120 days paid at 90% if adjudicated in your favour (considering medical documentation provided by the teacher). If NOT adjudicated in your favour, then these absences are deemed “culpable” and teachers may receive 0% of their pay.
Sick leave is available to you for personal illness on any work day regardless of its proximity to holidays or professional activity days or exam days.
You may be required to provide a doctor’s note to confirm your reason for absence. A note requested by the Board will be paid for by the Board.