Course and/or Workload Release Clause Samples

Course and/or Workload Release. 27.1.1 Recognition of Service In accordance with Clauses 8.7.3 and 8.7.4, service on the Executive of the Faculty Association is an example of service to the University. In addition, for the purposes of the Annual Evaluation, Permanency, Renewal, and Promotion, Association work counts for service. 27.1.2 One unit of workload release consists of either teaching release of three (3) hour equivalents (see 8.5.1 and 8.5.2) or, when teaching release is not applicable to the Member, release from work for 78 work-hours (with no more than 15 hours to be taken in any one week). 27.1.3 The University shall annually grant to the Association a total of two (2) units of workload releases for Members, to be assigned by the Association to carry out Association work. 27.1.4 The University shall grant the Association's Chief Negotiating Officer one unit of workload release in addition to any other workload release theChief Negotiating Officer may have, in years in which bargaining occurs. 27.1.5 The Association may make a request to the Vice-President Academic & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to purchase additional units of workload release at full replacement costs for its Members to carry out Association work. Such approval will not be unreasonably withheld. 27.1.6 The Association shall notify the Vice-President Academic & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of its intention to assign any workload releases at least four months prior to the commencement of the term in which the release will be used. 27.1.7 The Association shall effect the payment stated in 27.1.5 no later than the first calendar day of the academic term in which the workload reduction will take effect.