PARIM is the Professional Association of Residents and Interns of Manitoba

23.01 A Resident who, during the course of his duties, suffers damage to or loss of eyeglasses, watches, or other personal articles and/or professional instruments carried by the Resident in the performance of his duties, shall be eligible to apply to the Employer for repairs and/or replacements in accordance with the Employer’s policy.  A Resident who, during the course of his duties, and because of the action of a patient, visitor, or a member of the public, suffers damage to, or loss of, eyeglasses, watch, or other personal articles and/or professional instruments carried by the Resident in the performance of his duties, shall be eligible to apply to the Employer for repairs and/or replacements in accordance with the Employer’s policy.  Further, it is recognized that replacement or repairs under the Employer’s policy will be made where loss or damage to the articles referred to above occur as a result of a Resident having to provide patient care and/or fulfill his/her duties pursuant to the Employer’s rules or procedures in circumstances where the Resident does not have sufficient time to secure personal articles or professional instruments or where proper facilities do not exist to enable the Resident to properly secure such personal articles or professional instruments.  Nothing in this article requires the Employer to pay for loss or damage which is a direct result of personal negligence on the part of the Resident.

23.02 All incidents of loss or damage to personal articles such as described in sub-article 23.01 shall be reported in writing by the Resident affected, or if necessary, by someone else on behalf of that Resident affected, to the Medical Vice-President of the Employer, within ten (10) business days of the incident.  The Personal Effects Loss Reporting Form, attached hereto as Appendix “B”, shall contain the signature of a witness to the loss or damage if possible.