GARDEN VALLEY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

EFFECTIVE PERIOD: 2014/07/01 - 2018/06/30 (EXPIRED)

ARTICLE 6: SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS

6.01

Substitute teacher means a teacher employed on a day to day basis.

6.02

Substitute teachers shall not be eligible for wages, benefits or rights under this Collective Agreement except as may be specifically covered in this article.

6.03

Substitution days cannot be accumulated from one assignment to another.

6.04

A substitute teacher who assumes the teaching workload of a teacher for a period of five (5) consecutive days or more shall be paid the per diem rate of his or her classification according to qualifications and experience under Article 4.01, retroactive to the first day.

6.05

The following articles of the Collective Agreement apply to substitute teachers:
Definitions
 Article 1        Purpose
 Article 2        Effective Period
 Article 4.01   Basic Salary Schedule (information purposes only)
 Article 4.02   Annual Increments (information purposes only)
 Article 4.03   Credit for Experience (information purposes only)
 Article 4.04   Education Qualifications (when Article 6.10 applies to a substitute teacher)
 Article 12      Duty Free Meal Period
 Article 20      Settlement of Differences
 Article 23      Discipline
 Article 27      Freedom from Violence
 Article 28      Employment Related Harassment

6.06

Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees shall be deducted and remitted from a substitute teacher’s pay in accordance with the guidelines established by the Manitoba Teachers’ Society.

 A. Garden Valley Teachers’ Association fees shall be deducted and remitted from a substitute teacher’s pay monthly. These fees shall be pro-rated on the basis of the number of days worked in a given month.

 B. The Association shall indemnify and save harmless the Division from any and all losses, costs, liabilities or expenses suffered or sustained by the Division as a result of any claim or legal action arising from the deduction of Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees or Garden Valley Teachers’ Association fees.

6.07

In September, substitute teachers shall be paid on the last teaching Friday of the month.  For the remainder of the school year, substitute teachers shall be paid no later than the 15th of each month.

6.08

Substitute teachers employed by the Division shall be paid at the following rates:

 Teachers without a degree shall be paid at the rate of $118 per day including vacation pay.
 Teachers with a degree shall be paid at the rate of $137 per day including vacation pay. 

 Effective date of signing:
 Teachers without a degree shall be paid at the rate of $123 per day including vacation pay.
 Teachers with a degree shall be paid at the rate of $143 per day including vacation pay.

 Effective the 1st day of the Fall Term 2016 (2.0%):
 Teachers without a degree shall be paid at the rate of $126 per day including vacation pay.
 Teachers with a degree shall be paid at the rate of $146 per day including vacation pay.

 Effective the first day of the Fall Term 2017 (1.50%):
 Teachers without a degree shall be paid at the rate of $128 per day including vacation pay.
 Teachers with a degree shall be paid at the rate of $149 per day including vacation pay.

 Effective the first day of January, 2018 (1.50%):
 Teachers without a degree shall be paid at the rate of $130 per day including vacation pay.
 Teachers with a degree shall be paid at the rate of $152 per day including vacation pay.

6.09

A substitute teacher shall be allowed one (1) day of sick leave with pay for each nine (9) consecutive days taught in an assignment.

6.10

A substitute teacher who has been employed for at least twenty (20) consecutive days of substitute teaching in the same assignment shall, on the twenty-first (21st) day, be signed to a Limited Term Teacher – General Contract.

6.11

A. A substitute teacher who is called for a half day assignment and shows up to the school and is told by the school administrator that their services are not required, shall be paid a half-day’s pay.

 B. A substitute teacher who is called for a full day assignment and shows up to the school and is told by the school administrator that their services are not required, shall be paid a full-day’s pay.

6.12

The only matters which may be grieved under Article 20: Settlement of Differences by a substitute teacher or the Association on behalf of the substitute teacher are the provisions of this article, and the substantive rights and obligations of employment related and human rights statutes to the extent that they are incorporated into this Collective Agreement.

6.13

A substitute who replaces an itinerant teacher, who receives mileage, shall receive the same mileage rate provided that the substitute teacher fulfills the travel requirements of the teacher for that day.