Common use of MINISTRY INITIATIVES COMMITTEE Clause in Contracts

MINISTRY INITIATIVES COMMITTEE. XXXX-XXXX will be invited to be a participant at the Ministry Initiatives Committee. LETTER OF AGREEMENT #9‌ RE: PROVINCIAL WORKING GROUP – HEALTH & SAFETY‌ The parties confirm their intent to continue to participate in the Provincial Working Group - Health and Safety in accordance with the Terms of Reference dated May 25, 2016 including any updates to such Terms of Reference. The purpose of the working group is to consider areas related to health and safety in order to continue to build and strengthen a culture of health and safety mindedness in the education sector. Areas for discussion may include: • Violence prevention training • Central vs. multisite Joint Health and Safety Committees • Standardization of personal protective equipment • Student aggression Where best practices are identified by the committee, those practices will be shared with school boards. LETTER OF AGREEMENT #10‌ RE: VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING‌ The parties are committed to the prevention of violence in the workplace and recognize that staff training is important in achieving this objective. The CTA and the Crown will make available to school boards for employees represented by EWAO-ATEO a training module on the prevention and de-escalation of violence. The training module will be rolled out on a Professional Development day prior to December 31 in the second and subsequent school years of the collective agreement. It is understood that permanent XXXX represented employees who are regularly in contact with students in a school or are assigned to a school shall attend the half day of professional development training and that the day will not be designated as SULP. In addition, XXXX represented employees in long-term assignments falling on the day the training occurs and who are regularly in contact with students in a school or are assigned to a school shall be included in the training. LETTER OF AGREEMENT #11‌ RE: PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY (PA) DAY‌ The parties confirm that there will continue to be seven (7) PA days per school year during the term of this collective agreement. There will be no loss of pay for EWAO-ATEO members (excluding casual employees) as a result of the implementation of the seventh PA day. For further clarity, the seventh (7th) PA day will be deemed a normal work day. XXXX-ATEO members will be required to attend and perform duties as assigned. LETTER OF AGREEMENT #12‌ RE: SPECIALIZED JOB CLASSES‌ Where there is a difficulty with recruitment or retention for a particular specialized job class in which the pay rate is below the local market value assessment of that job class, the local parties may agree to apply a temporary skills shortage allowance to that job class in order to assist with recruitment and retention. LETTER OF AGREEMENT #13‌ The parties (EWAO and the CTA) agree to meet within 30 days (or another mutually agreed time) of receiving written notice of a decision to fully or partially merge, amalgamate or integrate a school board or authority. The Crown shall receive an invitation to participate in the meeting. The parties agree to discuss the impact to the affected school board or authority of the merger, amalgamation or integration, including possible redeployment strategies.

MINISTRY INITIATIVES COMMITTEE. XXXXEWAO-XXXX ATEO will be invited to be a participant at the Ministry Initiatives Committee. LETTER OF AGREEMENT #9‌ RE: PROVINCIAL WORKING GROUP – HEALTH & SAFETY‌ SAFETY The parties confirm their intent to continue to participate in the Provincial Working Group - Health and Safety in accordance with the Terms of Reference dated May 25, 2016 including any updates to such Terms of Reference. The purpose of the working group is to consider areas related to health and safety in order to continue to build and strengthen a culture of health and safety mindedness in the education sector. Areas for discussion may include: • Violence prevention training • Central vs. multisite Joint Health and Safety Committees • Standardization of personal protective equipment • Student aggression Where best practices are identified by the committee, those practices will be shared with school boards. LETTER OF AGREEMENT #10‌ RE: VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING‌ TRAINING The parties are committed to the prevention of violence in the workplace and recognize that staff training is important in achieving this objective. The CTA and the Crown will make available to school boards for employees represented by EWAO-EWAO- ATEO a training module on the prevention and de-escalation of violence. The training module will be rolled out on a Professional Development day prior to December 31 in the second and subsequent school years of the collective agreement. It is understood that permanent XXXX EWAO represented employees who are regularly in contact with students in a school or are assigned to a school shall attend the half day of professional development training and that the day will not be designated as SULP. In addition, XXXX EWAO represented employees in long-term assignments falling on the day the training occurs and who are regularly in contact with students in a school or are assigned to a school shall be included in the training. LETTER OF AGREEMENT #11‌ RE: PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY (PA) DAY‌ DAY The parties confirm that there will continue to be seven (7) PA days per school year during the term of this collective agreement. There will be no loss of pay for EWAO-EWAO- ATEO members (excluding casual employees) as a result of the implementation of the seventh PA day. For further clarity, the seventh (7th) PA day will be deemed a normal work day. XXXXEWAO-ATEO members will be required to attend and perform duties as assigned. LETTER OF AGREEMENT #12‌ RE: SPECIALIZED JOB CLASSES‌ CLASSES Where there is a difficulty with recruitment or retention for a particular specialized job class in which the pay rate is below the local market value assessment of that job class, the local parties may agree to apply a temporary skills shortage allowance to that job class in order to assist with recruitment and retention. LETTER OF AGREEMENT #13‌ The parties (EWAO and the CTA) agree to meet within 30 days (or another mutually agreed time) of receiving written notice of a decision to fully or partially merge, amalgamate or integrate a school board or authority. The Crown shall receive an invitation to participate in the meeting. The parties agree to discuss the impact to the affected school board or authority of the merger, amalgamation or integration, including possible redeployment strategies. LANGUAGE FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2014- AUGUST 31, 2017, AND EXTENSION UNTIL AUGUST 31, 2019 RE: STATUS QUO CENTRAL ITEMS REQUIRING AMENDMENT AND INCORPORATION The parties agree that the following central issues have been addressed at the central table and that the provisions shall remain status quo. The following language must, however, be aligned with current local provisions in order to reflect the provisions of the applicable 2012-2013 MOUs. The following issues are not subject to local bargaining or amendment by the local parties. Any disputes arising from these provisions may form the subject of a central dispute. The following pregnancy/parental/SEB proposal is intended to reflect the current practice and is not intended to improve or reduce benefits.

MINISTRY INITIATIVES COMMITTEE. XXXXEWAO-XXXX ATEO will be invited to be a participant at the Ministry Initiatives Committee. LETTER OF AGREEMENT #9‌ RE: PROVINCIAL WORKING GROUP – HEALTH & SAFETY‌ The parties confirm their intent to continue to participate in the Provincial Working Group - Health and Safety in accordance with the Terms of Reference dated May 25, 2016 including any updates to such Terms of Reference. The purpose of the working group is to consider areas related to health and safety in order to continue to build and strengthen a culture of health and safety mindedness in the education sector. Areas for discussion may include: • Violence prevention training • Central vs. multisite Joint Health and Safety Committees • Standardization of personal protective equipment • Student aggression Where best practices are identified by the committee, those practices will be shared with school boards. LETTER OF AGREEMENT #10‌ RE: VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING‌ The parties are committed to the prevention of violence in the workplace and recognize that staff training is important in achieving this objective. The CTA and the Crown will make available to school boards for employees represented by EWAO-ATEO a training module on the prevention and de-escalation of violence. The training module will be rolled out on a Professional Development day prior to December 31 in the second and subsequent school years of the collective agreement. It is understood that permanent XXXX EWAO represented employees who are regularly in contact with students in a school or are assigned to a school shall attend the half day of professional development training and that the day will not be designated as SULP. In addition, XXXX EWAO represented employees in long-term assignments falling on the day the training occurs and who are regularly in contact with students in a school or are assigned to a school shall be included in the training. LETTER OF AGREEMENT #11‌ RE: PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY (PA) DAY‌ The parties confirm that there will continue to be seven (7) PA days per school year during the term of this collective agreement. There will be no loss of pay for EWAO-ATEO members (excluding casual employees) as a result of the implementation of the seventh PA day. For further clarity, the seventh (7th) PA day will be deemed a normal work day. XXXXEWAO-ATEO members will be required to attend and perform duties as assigned. LETTER OF AGREEMENT #12‌ RE: SPECIALIZED JOB CLASSES‌ Where there is a difficulty with recruitment or retention for a particular specialized job class in which the pay rate is below the local market value assessment of that job class, the local parties may agree to apply a temporary skills shortage allowance to that job class in order to assist with recruitment and retention. LETTER OF AGREEMENT #13‌ The parties (EWAO and the CTA) agree to meet within 30 days (or another mutually agreed time) of receiving written notice of a decision to fully or partially merge, amalgamate or integrate a school board or authority. The Crown shall receive an invitation to participate in the meeting. The parties agree to discuss the impact to the affected school board or authority of the merger, amalgamation or integration, including possible redeployment strategies.