Placement on Salary Scale. a. Initial placement of faculty members on scale shall be determined using the common salary scale developed through provincial common table bargaining and included at Article 15.01 of the Agreement. b. This scale placement language will not result in scale placement on the common salary grid above Step 4, except in cases where a regular faculty position is accepted by a person already employed by, or within two years of employment by, another institution in the BC College and Institute sector, in which case initial placement shall be made at the higher of the placement formula at the College or his/her current or most recent salary step at the most recent institution. This exception to the cap on scale placement will only apply when the employee becomes employed in the same or a substantially similar field. Probationary provisions set out in Article 5.07 will still apply. c. The following criteria shall be used to determine the step on the common grid at which any employee shall be initially placed: One additional step for a degree at the Bachelor level, OR Two (2) additional steps for a Master’s Degree, OR Four (4) additional steps for a PhD Degree. Once placement has been determined utilizing academic credentials, then additional steps may be awarded as follows: One (1) additional step for each year of post-secondary teaching experience, One (1) additional step for professional certification recognized by the discipline requiring additional work and study beyond that required for a degree, such as a C.A., C.G.A., CMA (RIA), One (1) additional step for each two (2) years of teaching experience other than post-secondary to a maximum of two (2) steps,
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