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HomeMy WebLinkAboutUnion 11-12-29KoskieMinskyLLP1/5/2012ii:95:25AM ):MS.RobinGordonCOMPANY:OPSEU PAGE4/011FaxServer )--olo%boooq INTHEMATTEROFANARBITRATION BETWEEN: HUMBERCOLLEGE (hereinaftercalledthe"Employer':) -and ONTARIOSERVICEPUBLICEMPLOYEES'UNION (hereh-,aftercalledthe"Union") O.B.SHIMEIQ.C, ANNBURKE PAMELAMUNT-MADILL CHAIRPERSON EMPLOYERNOMNEI:, UNIONNOMINEE APPEAtL.NCES: BRENDABOWl,BYCOUNSELANDOTHERS FOR THEEMPLOYER ANNECUMMING cOUNSELANDOTHERS FORTHEUNION AhearingwasheldinMississaugainthismatteronNovembert5,2011, KoskieMinskyLLP1/5/201211:35:25AMPAGE5/011FaxServer ):Ms.RobinGordonCOMPANY:OPSEU -2 AWARD InthismattertheUnionclaimsthattheCollegeisnotproperlyinformingpartial loadfacultyoftheirbenefitrightsandisnotproperlyenrollingalleligiblepartialloan employeesintotheextendedhealthbenefitplan.TheCollegemaintainedthatpartialload employeesarepresentedwithabenefitformadvisingthemoftheirrighttoenrollinthe ExtendedHealthandotherplansortowaivethebenefitatthetimetheysigntheir employmentcontract.ThebenefitwaiversareIbrwardedtotheHRdepartn}enlalong withthecontractsandHRservicerepresentativescontactpm'tialloadfacultytodiscuss theiroptionswiththem.TheCollegeclaimsthatithasactedingoodfaith. TherelevantprovisionofthecollectiveagreementisArticle26whichprovidesas follows: 26.06InsuredGroupBenefits 26.06AExtendedHealth,VisionandHearingCare TheCollegeshallpay100%oftilebilledpremiumoftheExtendedHealthPlanfoundinArticle19,OtherInsurancePlans,forpmial-load employees,excludlngVisionandHearingcoverage,andsubjecttotheapplication proceduresforthisbenefit,withtheexeeptlonofthose.employeeswhooptoutoftheplanbecauseofspousalcoverageelsewhere. TheCollegeshallprovideforaccesstotheDental,VisionCare,HearingCare,CriticalIllness/CatastrophicEventInsurancemadLifeInsurancePlansIbundInArticle1%OtherInsurancePlans,forpartial-toad employeesprovidedthepremiumispaidbytheemployee. Detailsregardingparticipation,eligibility,waitingperiod,benefitlevel andpremiumsharingareasfollows: KoskieMinskyLLP1/5/2012i1:35:25AMPAGE6/011FaxServer ):MS,RobinGordonCOMPANY:OPSEU -3 ExtendedVisionCareHearingCareCritical Health'Illness/Catastrophic Event ParticipationRequiredwithVoluntary optoutoption EligibilityAllpartial-Asperfull-time loademployees employees undercontract FirstofmonthAsperfnll-iime followingtheemployees completionof oneealendax month Asperfull-time emiloyees Waiting Period BenefitLevelAsperfrill time emp Premium100% Sharingemployerpaid Voluntaryif Extended Healthelected Allpartial load employees undercontract Firstofmonth followingthe completionof onecalendar month Asperfull time employees 100% employerpaid Voluntaryif Extended Healthelected Allpartial load employees undercontract Firstofmonth followingthe completionof onecalendar month Asperfull time employees 100% employerpaid 100%employerpaid Theinsurancedoc.umentgiventopartialloademployees,whichtheCollege submittedwascreatedbytheCollegewithinputt'romtheUnionasfollows: HumberCollegeispleasedtoadviseyouthatyouareeligibletoenrollin GroupInsuranceCoverageprovidedbySunLife. Theenclosedpackageoutlinesthetypeofbenefitsavailabletoyou. Ixtendedhealthis100%paidforbytheCollege;however,allolher benefitsare100%paidforbytheemployee,Providingyoufollowthe applicationprocedure,youwillbeenrolledintothebenefitsyouhaveselected,Youmayelmosetowaivethisbenefitifyouhavecoveragefor ExtendedHealthelsewhere. Ifyouchoosetowaivebenefitsatthistine,youwillbeineligibletoenroll inbenefitsasaPartialLoademployeeuntilyouhaveaminimmnsix monthbreakinPm'tialLoademployment. Pleasenote,thecostoftheBenefitPremiumslistedinthepackage includestheg%SalesTax KoskieMinskyLLP1/5/2012II:35:25AMPAGEV/011FaxServer ):Ms.RobinGordonCOMPANY:OPSEU -4 Toreeaivebenefits,youmustcompletethebottompartofthispage.This pageispartofyourcontractandmustbereturnedwithyoucontract, Pleasecheck(x)theappropriateboxandsign: [3 [3 1currentlyhavepartialloadbenefitswithHumber Collegeandwishtocontinuein),coverage. Iwishtobeenrolledintosomeerallpartialloanbenefits andunderstandthattheBenefitsCoordinatorwillcontactmevia FirstClasstocompletetheapplicationproeedure. MyFirstClasseMailis:i(hmnber,ea 1havecoverageforextendedhealthbenefitsand/ordonotwishto enrollinbenefitsthoughHmnberatthistime, DATE Oncetheinauraneedocumentiscompletedbytheemployeeitissenttothepmtlal loadbenefitadministratorwhocontactstheemployeetoarrangeameetingandtohave theemployeecompletetheSunLifeFinancialpositiveenroLmentformforGroup InsuranceBenefitsasrequi,edbytheContractofInsurance.Theprocedureisthesame asthatforthefull-tlmeemployeesoftheCollege. Oncetheenrolmentformiscompletedtheemployeeisautomatieallyenrolledin theInsurancePlan.Ifanemployeedoesnotsubmittheenrolmentformhe/sheissentan emailreminder,andifthereisnoresponseafilvtheremailissent,Thereisasma!l numberofemployeeswhodonotfiletherequiredformandwhodonotrespondtothe emailsandaredeemedtooptoutofthebenefitsasaresuhoftheirinaction,TheUnion KoskieMinskyLLP1/5/2012ii:35:25AMPAGE8/011FaxServer ):Ms.RobinGordonCOMPANY:OPSEU -5 acknowledgedthatitsendsabulletintoallpartialloademployeesadvisingthemofthe muraneebeaefi|s. TheUnionarguesthatthepartialloademployeesshouldbeautomatically enrolledintheinsuranceplanwhiletheCollegesubmitsthatArticle26ofthecollective agreementonlyrequirestheCollegeto"pay100%ofthebilledpremiumoftheExtended HealthPlan...",andthattheInsurancePlansare"subjecttotheapplicationprocedures fortiltsbenefit?TheCollegemaintainsithasprovidedanappropriateprocesstbr advisingemployees. Alerconsideringthesubmissionsofthepartiesandafterreviewingthecollective agreement,itlsourviewthattheCollegeisnottheinsureranditsprimaryresponsibility istopaythepremiumsfortheinsmaee.Coverageissubjecttotheapplication proceduresreferredtoinArticle26andtheCollegedoeshavesomeresponsibilityto ensurethattheapplicationprocedureswhicharespecificallyreferredtointhecolleotive agreementarereasonable.TothaiendtheCollegehasprovidedemployeeswithaform indicatingtheinsurartcebenefitsavailabletoemployeesandnoticeoftheapplication procedure,TheCollegefollowsupbycontactingtheemployeesanddiscussingtheir insuranceoptionswiththemandprovidingthemwithaninsuranceenrolmentformto sign.InadditiontheUnionfollowsupwithabulletinadvisingemployeesoftheirrighCs toinsnranc,e, I{oskieMinskyLLP1/5/2012ii:35:25AMPAGE9/011FaxServer ):Ms,RobinGordonCOMPANY:OPSEU -6 Inourview,theCollegehascompliedwiththecollectiveagreementbypayingtile premiumsasrequired.TheCollegeisrequiredtoactreasonablyintheadministrationof thecollectiveagreementandbyadoptinglheproceduresasoutlinedithasdoneso.To theextentthatitisresponsibletoreasonablycoordinatetheapplicationproeedureswith SunLifeFinancialithascloneso.Moreover,fhespecificlanguageofthecollective agreementwhichisdetemfinativeoftheissueindisputeenvisionsanapplication procedure.Ifcoveragewasautomaticanapplicationprocedurewouldnotbenecessary. Insummary,theCollegehasactedreasonablyinimplemontingtheapplication proceduresandthelanguageofthecolteetlveagreementdoesnotrequiremltomatic registrationintheinsuranceplans.Therehasbeennoviolationofthecollective agreementThegrievanceisdismissed. DATEDal:Torontothis29thdayofDecember,2011. OweuB.ghime,Q.C. "ArmBurke" EmployerNominee KoskieMinskyLLP1/5/2012ii:35:25AMPAGEI0/011FaxServer ):MS.RobinGordonCOMPANY:OPSEU ADDENDUM IagreewiththeMajoritybutwiththefollowingcomments.TheCollectiveAgreementclearlycontemplates thatallpartialloadfacullywillbeenrolledinthebenefitplan,TheCollege thereforemustmakeallreasonableeffortstoensurethatenrollment.Thesubmissions madetotheBoardestablishedthatSunLiferequiresthateachmemberpersonally completesandsignsanapplicationlorm.Thesubmissionsalsoestallishedthat currentlytheCollegeisactivelypursuingallmemberswhodonotpositivelyoptoutof theplanordonotcompleteanapplication.Assuch,IagreetheCollegeIscurrentlymeeting It'scollectiveagreement'obligations,Ifhowever,SunLifenolongerrequiresthis formforallapplicants,ortheCollegefailstocontinuetotakeallreasonableefforlsto havetheseformscompleted,,hentheircompliancemaybechallenged. "PamelaMurt-Mad[ll" UnionNominee