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July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2007
The parties to negotiate a jointly trusted Employee Assistance Program, which will be available to all employees of the Company and funded by the employer. The target date for implementation of such a program shall be August 31, 1993 or as soon thereafter as is possible.
This program will be implemented on a Trial basis for the first two (2) years of operation and will be reviewed by the parties regarding its continuation during the 24th month of operation.
- The Company/Union recognizes that Alcoholism is an illness, and shall endeavour to accommodate all employees who are suffering the disease in the following manner.
Where the employee admittedly suffers the disease of alcoholism and/or where the Company suspects, due to just cause, that an employee suffers the disease of alcoholism. The Company shall have the right to request the employee be under the care of a qualified physician to obtain a complete diagnosis/treatment of the disease.
Upon confirmation:
The Employees responsibility shall be the following:
- Shall sign a release of information containing the physician's diagnosis, as well as a prescribed treatment program from the physician to the Company.
- Shall follow through with all aspects of treatment prescribed by the attending physician.
The Companies responsibility shall be the following:
- To officially request in writing, a written qualified diagnosis from the attending physician
containing the physician's diagnosis, as well as a prescribed treatment program from the physician.
- Shall bore all costs for initial diagnosis, written confirmations and progress reports, and treatment in regards to the treatment of the said employee. With the exceptions that in the event the physician recommends that the employee attend a treatment centre, the employer shall pay for the initial costs of such, however shall be entitled to recover one half of such costs, after treatment has been achieved, through a mutually agreed upon repayment schedule of the employees payroll deductions.