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GTA Collective Agreement 2012 – 2015
February 2013
Human Resources/SGPS
• Welcome and Introductions
• Overview of Negotiations
• Review of Significant Changes to the Collective Agreement
• Implementation
Today’s Agenda
Negotiating Team
• Linda Miller - SGPS
• Ron Wagler - SGPS
• Mihaela Harmos - SGPS
• Jennifer Schroeder - HR
• Jane O’Brien - HR
Negotiations
• Reached agreement over nine days between August and November
• New Agreement ratified by GTA Union in December 2012 and by Board of Governors in January 2013
• New Collective Agreement effective September 1, 2012
Significant Changes to the Collective Agreement
• There has been a renumbering of almost all articles of the Collective Agreement.
• Some minor language and title changes (for example, Grievance and Arbitration have been combined).
• Addition of a number of new definitions and some amendments (for example, hourly rate of pay).
• Some Letters of Understanding have been incorporated into the body of the Agreement (clarity notes, exempt payments).
Important Notes - General
• Addition of 13.02 (a) (i) to address direct entry PhD graduate students – a guarantee of annual GTAships for 5 years (15 terms).
• New 13.10 to address cancellation of appointments – will payment of one-eighth of the total salary to the GTA for a position that is offered in writing and cancelled without another position being found.
Appointments – Article 13
• 17.01 defines full GTAship as “an average of 10 working hours per week, normally for a maximum of 140 hours per term and 280 hours per annum.”
• Some language changes in article.
• 17.05 (b) requires the course supervisor to meet with the GTA around the mid-point of the appointment to review the Duties Specification Agreement (DSA)(new version in Agreement).
• 17.05 (c) provides that the course supervisor and GTA may agree to amend the DSA by redistributing hours across existing assigned duties. Concerns will be addressed with the Director of Administration for SGPS.
• Overtime is in 17.06 now – 1.5 times the hourly rate of pay as per Employment Standards Act; will be based on total earnings.
Hours of Work – Article 17
Pay Rates – Article 182013-2014
Hours/Wk $ Term Amount0.5-0.9 671-1.9 1352-2.9 2693-3.9 4044-4.9 5385-5.9 6736-6.9 8077-7.9 9428-8.9 10769-9.9 121110 1345
2012-2013
Hours/Wk $ Term Amount
0.5-0.9 63
1-1.9 126
2-2.9 252
3-3.9 377
4-4.9 503
5-5.9 629
6-6.9 755
7-7.9 881
8-8.9 1006
9-9.9 1132
10 1258
• In 2014-2015, a GTA’s total salary will be $5983 (for one (1) term at 140 hours, prorated according to hours per week). The parties agree that $1433 of this salary (for one (1) term at 140 hours, prorated according to hours per week) is exempt from the calculation of student support.
• 18.03 provides that the payments made under Article 18.02 are exempt from the calculation of student support (formerly a Letter of Understanding).
Pay Rates – Article 18
• New article redrafted in accordance with corporate policy and other Collective Agreements
Non-Discrimination/ Harassment – Article 20
• Rewording of Sick Leave (25.13) to provide up to five hours paid sick leave per 140 hour appointment.
• New leave for Gender Reassignment Surgery (25.16) – two months leave, with one month compensated by the Employer at the regular rate of pay; Rehabilitation Coordinator to be involved.
Leaves of Absence Article 25
• SGPS will be working in consultation with Chairs/Directors/Deans and the Union to develop a Lead GTA Pilot Program.
• A maximum of 8 full GTAs will be appointed in the Fall of 2013, the cost of which will be shared by the department/faculty and SGPS.
• A working group will be formed.
New LOU – Lead GTA Pilot Program
Implementation
• New Collective Agreement will be finalized shortly and made available online:
http://www.uwo.ca/hr/working/groups_agreements.html
• Appendices will be sent out electronically.
Documents
Graduate Program Offer Letter template
Annual Financial Support Letter template
http://grad.uwo.ca/faculty_staff/financial_support/compensation.html
Letters of Offer
