Common use of Release Time for Officers of the Association Clause in Contracts

Release Time for Officers of the Association. ‌ 6.1 The University recognizes that it has an interest in maintaining the Association’s ability to adequately represent its Members. 6.2 The University will annually pay the cost of twelve course units of sessional replacement in order to provide release from Teaching or Librarian duties for officers of the Association. The Association may allocate these releases at its sole discretion. Upon receiving notification of the allocation from the Association, the University will transfer the requisite funds to the Member’s Department or the University Libraries. 6.3 The University will pay for the costs of a further three course units of sessional replacement in the year during which an Agreement is being negotiated, in order to provide Teaching or Service release for the members of the Association negotiating team. 6.4 The Association may purchase, at its cost, Teaching release for Members in addition to release time described in s. 6.2 and s. 6.3. The cost of purchasing release time under this Section is the Step 6 cost on the Sessional Instructor pay-scale. 6.5 In order to permit the Member’s Department or Faculty or the Libraries to find suitable replacements for the Members who are provided with release from Teaching or other duties under this Article, the Association will provide the University with 4 months’ notice prior to the commencement of the term to which the release will apply with regard to the allocation under s. 6.2, s. 6.3 and s. 6.4. 6.6 Where release is provided to a Member under this Article, there will not be any loss of salary or benefits to the Member. 6.7 In the event that a Librarian receives one or more releases under this Article, they will receive a reduction in their Professional Responsibilities of six hours per week per term as the equivalent for each course unit of teaching release.

Release Time for Officers of the Association. ‌ 6.1 9.1 The University recognizes that it has an interest in maintaining the Association’s ability to adequately represent its Members. 6.2 9.2 The University will annually pay the cost of twelve course units of sessional replacement in order to provide release from Teaching teaching or Librarian duties for officers of the Association. The Association may allocate these releases at its sole discretion. Upon receiving notification of the allocation from the Association, the University will transfer the requisite funds to the Member’s Department or the University Libraries. 6.3 9.3 The University will pay for the costs of a further three course units of sessional replacement in the year during which an Agreement is being negotiated, in order to provide Teaching teaching or Service service release for the members of the Association negotiating team. 6.4 9.4 The Association may purchase, at its cost, Teaching teaching release for Members in addition to release time described in s. 6.2 sections 9.2 and s. 6.39.3. The cost of purchasing release time under this Section section is the Step 6 cost on the Sessional Instructor pay-scale. 6.5 9.5 In order to permit the Member’s Department or Faculty or the Libraries to find suitable replacements for the Members who are provided with release from Teaching teaching or other duties under this Articlesection, the Association will provide the University with 4 months’ notice prior to the commencement of the term to which the release will apply with regard to the allocation under s. 6.2, s. 6.3 and s. 6.4section 9.2. 6.6 9.6 Where release is provided to a Member under this ArticleSection, there will not be any loss of salary or benefits to the Member. 6.7 9.7 In the event that a Librarian receives one or more releases under this Articlesection, they will receive a reduction in their Professional Responsibilities service obligations of six hours per week per term as the equivalent for each course unit of teaching release.

Release Time for Officers of the Association. ‌ 6.1 The University recognizes that it has an interest in maintaining the Association’s ability to adequately represent its Members. 6.2 The University will annually pay the cost of twelve course units of sessional replacement in order to provide release from Teaching or Librarian duties for officers of the Association. The Association may allocate these releases at its sole discretion. Upon receiving notification of the allocation from the Association, the University will transfer the requisite funds to the Member’s Department or the University Libraries. 6.3 The University will pay for the costs of a further three course units of sessional replacement in the year during which an Agreement is being negotiated, in order to provide Teaching or Service release for the members of the Association negotiating team. 6.4 The Association may purchase, at its cost, Teaching release for Members in addition to release time described in s. 6.2 and s. 6.3. The cost of purchasing release time under this Section is the Step 6 cost on the Sessional Instructor pay-scale. 6.5 In order to permit the Member’s Department or Faculty or the Libraries to find suitable replacements for the Members who are provided with release from Teaching or other duties under this Article, the Association will provide the University with 4 months’ notice prior to the commencement of the term to which the release will apply with regard to the allocation under s. 6.2, s. 6.3 and s. 6.4. 6.6 Where release is provided to a Member under this Article, there will not be any loss of salary or benefits to the Member. 6.7 In the event that a Librarian receives one or more releases under this Article, they will receive a reduction in their Professional Responsibilities of six hours per week per term as the equivalent for each course unit of teaching release.