The WIP Board of Trust would like to wish you a wonderful holiday season. The Board of Trustee would like to inform you that a contribution holiday will be applied to the December earnings. What this means is, the fund will cover the payment for WIP, off your December earnings. This will be apparent on the January 17 pay summary.
Manion has advised there has been a significant increase in late claim applications which may result in your WIP claim being denied.
*You have 30 days from the first day of work missed to submit your WIP application to Manion Wilkins acclaims@manionwilkins.com.
Please be aware that Air Canada’s absentee reporting team reviews absences daily. Air Canada monitors the 30 days to apply for WIP, to see if members will be contractually ineligible for WIP due to an LOA of 16 or more days.
*If you have not prepaid for an LOA, then book-off and are contractually ineligible for WIP, Air Canada will contact you via your corporate email with any requests for information to establish your cause of absence.
LOA 16 OR MORE DAYS AND PREPAYMENT TO ENSURE CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE, SHOULD YOU BOOK-OFF UPON RETURN TO WORK
You will not be eligible for benefit consideration when you are due to return to work for a total disability that occurred during an LOA or suspension unless you have elected to keep your coverage in force during the leave of absence, layoff or suspension by prepaying to establish continuation of coverage.
*Please refer to the Continuation of Coverage During Absence from the Work section of the WIP Policy Booklet, attached HERE.
Prepayment of premiums is not required for an absence from the payroll of 15 calendar days or less. Prepayment of premiums is required for an absence from the payroll of 16 or more calendar days for one of the following reasons. You must prepay the required premium in full within 30 days of the commencement of the LOA to be eligible for benefit consideration immediately following the end of any of these periods:
If your leave of absence of 16 or more calendar days precedes your vacation and you have not prepaid the premium for that leave of absence in accordance with the Continuation of Coverage During Absence From Work section, coverage will not be reinstated until you return to active work. No prepayment of premiums is required when you are absent from work due to vacation.
Manion’s contact centre number for prepayment inquiries 1-866-532-8999. Please identify yourself as an Air Canada flight attendant and ask to make arrangements to prepay for a LOA. Should you encounter any problems please advise Patricia Eberley.
APPLICATION TO WIP MUST DO’S
1. You must see a medical professional within the first 14 days of work missed. (This means that your appointment is while you were ill or injured. A return-to-work letter done on the last day of illness where the doctor sites you are fit to return to work and have been absent from X to Y, will not suffice for the application to WIP.)
2. You must submit all the paperwork to acclaims@manionwilkins.com within 30 days of first day of work missed and ensure all documents are signed and dated.
*If you are awaiting the physician’s statement, please submit the claimant’s statement, banking, disclosure and all other medical documents that you have. State the date you gave your physician the documents and the anticipated completion date.
CLAIMS 14 DAYS OR LESS
The following medical professionals: Dentists, Midwives, Chiropractors, used as first point of contact for Medical Treatment, may sign the for disabilities of a duration of 14 days or less. You must be under the care of a medical doctor after 14 days for continuation of coverage.
*Have your medical professional clearly indicate the diagnosis, complications (if any), treatment, medication and all dates of visits.
MAPLE APP
When utilizing the Air Canada Maple app for an absence of 14 days or less, a Medical Practitioner’s Questionnaire is not required. Please obtain and submit a copy of the Medical Notes and Clinical Comments, available for you to download within the Maple app. You must also submit the claimant’s statement, physical health application up to the stop sign, banking and disclosure.
Please use the documents that are available HERE or on the Air Canada Component website.
On Behalf of The Board of Trust,
Patricia Eberley
Administrative Consultant
Manion, Wilkins & Associates
Plan Administration
626-21 Four Seasons Place
Etobicoke, Ontario
M9B 0A6
Switchboard: 416-234-5044
Toll Free Line: 1-800-663-7849
Fax: 416-234-0127
Contact Centre: 1-866-532-8999