increased out of pocket costs under the new health plan and can be carried over from year to year at the employee’s discretion.A service pension eligible employee who retirees before January 1, 2015 will not be required to contribute to the cost of retiree medical care.Employees who were hired after August 3, 2008 will see an increase in their retiree medical care accrual from $430 to $480 per year of service towards the coverage of the cost of health care.Absence:Effective January 1, 2015, there will be changes to contract provisions covering paid absence days. Payment for incidental absence (personal illness or off-duty accidents) will be capped at 10 days.Four chargeable incidental absence days per year will not be subject to the Frontier Attendance Plan.Employees who use four or less incidental absence days per year will be awarded a lump sum payment as follows:Employees with perfect attendance will receive a lump sum payment of five days pay;Employees who use less than two days will receive four days pay; Employees who use less than three days will receive three days pay; Employees who use less than four days will receive two days pay; Employees who use four days will receive one days pay.Accidental and Sickness Disability remains unchanged.Additional Contract Provisions:Change all 37.5 hour employees to 40 hours with corresponding pay. Improve funding for ACFC and TABEC.Cap Tuition Assistance Program at $8,000 per year.Increase Per Diem from $33.30 to $40.
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