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Declared Emergency and Infectious Disease Emergency Leaves during COVID-19
The Ontario state of emergency order due to the COVID-19 pandemic came into effect on March 17, 2020 and ended on July 24, 2020. Members who are placed on an unpaid Declared Emergency or Infectious Disease Emergency Leave during the period of the Ontario-declared emergency for COVID-19 will be provided with contributory service for the period of their unpaid leave that coincides with the declared emergency. If you have granted either of these types of leave for a member, please use the category “Emergency Leave” when you submit the leave information to HOOPP.
This will also apply to members who are within the first 15 weeks of an unpaid health leave during this period. Neither the member nor the employer will need to make contributions for these eligible periods. The process for reporting a health leave remains unchanged.
Update to the ESA for Non-unionized Employees on Leave
A non-unionized employee whose employer has temporarily reduced of eliminated their hours of work because of COVID-19 may qualify for a job-protected Infectious Disease Emergency Leave under the ESA for the period from March 1, 2020 to January 2, 2021.
Any non-unionized members that you have now placed on an Infectious Disease Emergency Leave may also qualify to receive contributory service at no cost to the member or employer, as noted above. Additional information regarding process details is available on hoopp.comthe Employer Learning Centre.
Health Leave/Disability Pension
Please refer to section 7. Disablity Benefits .