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2019-2020 ANNUAL REPORT
Human Resources LEAVE INFORMATION This fiscal year, 33 leaves that resulted in lost time were processed. In 19-20 fiscal there were the following leaves utilized:
Long Term Disability A decrease in Officer claims of 57% was seen in this category as there were only (3) new claims brought forward down from seven (7) the fiscal previous. We begun the year with three (3) Officers off and finished with three (3). One (1) resigned and two (2) returned to work. Two (2) of the new claims came out of our Central region and one (1) came from the Northeast Region. Civilian: Started the fiscal year with zero (0) LTD claim and finished with zero (0).
Short Term Disability A 20% decrease was seen in STD claims of Officers as there was (16) new claims made this fiscal down from (20) the fiscal previous. We started the year with six (6) Officers on STD and finished with six (6). Throughout the year, three (3) claims were transferred to WSIB, one person passed away, two (2) transitioned to LTD, (12) returned to work. Of the new claims, six (6) claims came out of the Northwest Region, four (4) from central and six (6) from Northeast Region. Civilian: One Short Term Disability claim, opened and closed in the 19 – 20 fiscal year.
Elise Demeo, Human Resources
WSIB There was a 21% increase in WSIB claims as there were 14 new claims this fiscal up from 11 the fiscal previous. We started the fiscal year with 18 Officers off and ended with 14 (7% of our officers based on 203 officer complement, down from 9% in the year previous). Throughout the year three (3) people were terminated, 1 transitioned to STD and 14 people returned to work. Of the 14 officers that were off at the end of the fiscal, all are mental health related claims, including PostTraumatic Stress Disorder, chronic and traumatic mental stress. Of the 14, eight (8) are from the Northeast Region while three (3) are from the Central and Northwest regions, respectively. Civilian: We started and ended the 18-19 fiscal year off with one (1) guard off and no other civilians.
Parental There were two (2) Officers who took parental through the year, one (1) returned to work and one (1) resigned.
Education No education leaves were taken during the 19-20 fiscal year.
Maternity Leave There was one (1) person who started on maternal and returned within the fiscal year.
