School Boards Collective Bargaining Act. The following language shall be inserted unaltered as a preamble to Retirement Gratuity language into every collective agreement: “Retirement Gratuities were frozen as of August 31, 2012. An Employee is not eligible to receive a sick leave credit gratuity or any non-sick leave credit retirement gratuity (such as, but not limited to, service gratuities or RRSP contributions) after August 31, 2012, except a sick leave credit gratuity that the Employee had accumulated and was eligible to receive as of that day. The following language applies only to those employees eligible for the gratuity above:”
School Boards Collective Bargaining Act. The following language shall be inserted unaltered as a preamble to Retirement Gratuity language into every collective agreement: “Retirement Gratuities were frozen as of August 31, 2012. An Employee is not eligible to receive a sick leave credit gratuity or any non-sick leave credit retirement gratuity (such as, but not limited to, service gratuities or RRSP contributions) after August 31, 2012, except a sick leave credit gratuity that the Employee had accumulated and was eligible to receive as of that day. Boards which have Long Term Disability waiting periods greater than 131 days shall ensure there is language that accords with the following entitlement: An Employee who has applied for long-term disability is eligible for additional short term disability leave days up to the maximum difference between the long-term disability waiting period and 131 days. The additional days shall be payable at 90% and shall be used only to bridge the Employee to the long-term disability waiting period if, under a collective agreement in effect on August 31, 2012, the Employee was required to wait more than 131 days before being eligible for benefits under a Long-Term Disability plan and the collective agreement did not allow the employee the option of reducing that waiting period.
School Boards Collective Bargaining Act. The Board recognizes the negotiating committee as designated by the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association as the sole negotiating agent for all Teachers covered by this agreement. For clarity, this means that no principal or other agent of the Board may negotiate working conditions or compensation for responsibilities with any member of the Bargaining Unit.
School Boards Collective Bargaining Act. The following language shall be inserted unaltered as a preamble to Retirement Gratuity language into every collective agreement: “Retirement Gratuities were frozen as of August 31, 2012. An Employee is not eligible to receive a sick leave credit gratuity or any non-sick leave credit retirement gratuity (such as, but not limited to, service gratuities or RRSP contributions) after August 31, 2012, except a sick leave credit gratuity that the Employee had accumulated and was eligible to receive as of that day. Boards which have Long Term Disability waiting periods greater than 131 days shall ensure there is language that accords with the following entitlement: An Employee who has applied for long-term disability is eligible for additional short term disability leave days up to the maximum difference between the long-term disability waiting period and 131 days. The additional days shall be payable at 90% and shall be used only to bridge the Employee to the long-term disability waiting period if, under a collective agreement in effect on August 31, 2012, the Employee was required to wait more than 131 days before being eligible for benefits under a Long-Term Disability plan and the collective agreement did not allow the employee the option of reducing that waiting period. Preamble 44 Article 1 Definitions 45 Article 2 Recognition 45 Article 3 Management Rights 45 Article 4 No Strike, No Lockout 46 Article 5 Union Dues 47 Article 6 Union Representation 47 Article 7 Communication 49 Article 8 Board/Union Meetings 49 Article 9 Grievance Procedure 49 Article 10 Arbitration 52 Article 11 Probationary Period 53 Article 12 Seniority 53 Article 13 Leaves of Absence 55 Article 14 Sick Leave 57 Article 15 OMERS / TPP 57 Article 16 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board 57 Article 17 Reporting of Absences 57 Article 18 No Discrimination 58 Article 19 Vacation Pay 58 Article 20 Paid Holidays 59 Article 21 Personnel Files 59 Article 22 Job Security / Lay-Off 60 Article 23 Bumping 61 Article 24 Recall 61 Article 25 Job Posting 62 Article 26 Health and Safety 63 Article 27 Mileage Allowance 63 Article 28 Benefits (Effective September 1, 2009) 63 Article 29 Rates of Pay 65 Article 30 Duration and Renewal of Agreement 66 Letters of Understanding 68
School Boards Collective Bargaining Act. The following language shall be inserted unaltered as a preamble to Retirement Gratuity language into every collective agreement: “Retirement Gratuities were frozen as of August 31, 2012. An Employee is not eligible to receive a sick leave credit gratuity or any non-sick leave credit retirement gratuity (such as, but not limited to, service gratuities or RRSP contributions) after August 31, 2012, except a sick leave credit gratuity that the Employee had accumulated and was eligible to receive as of that day. The following language applies only to those employees eligible for the gratuity above: ”[insert current Retirement Gratuity language from local collective agreement] Boards which have Long Term Disability waiting periods greater than 131 days shall ensure there is language that accords with the following entitlement: An Employee who has applied for long-term disability is eligible for additional short term disability leave days up to the maximum difference between the long-term disability waiting period and 131 days. The additional days shall be payable at 90% and shall be used only to bridge the Employee to the long-term disability waiting period if, under a collective agreement in effect on August 31, 2012, the Employee was required to wait more than 131 days before being eligible for benefits under a Long-Term Disability plan and the collective agreement did not allow the employee the option of reducing that waiting period. Funding that would have been made available for the purpose of creating an Education Worker Protection Fund shall be provided as additional funding for the OCEW employee benefit plan(s) provided through the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) Employee Life and Health Trust (ELHT) as per collective agreement article C8.0 Funding c) and d).
