Upon working the first day of the school year, each full-time teacher shall be credited with twenty (20) days sick leave with full salary at the beginning of each year of employment as a teacher, subject to the maximum provisions in 7.02. The entitlement shall be pro-rated for a teacher who works part time, or does not work the entire school year either on a Teacher General or Limited Term Teacher – General contract.
Commencing the first day of the September 2013 school year, the maximum provision of sick leave days will be 125. Commencing the first day of the September 2016 school year, the maximum provision of sick leave days will be 130.
Teachers employed on a part time basis who have a contract with the Division, shall be granted sick leave with pay pro-rated based on full time equivalents ("F.T.E.").
For example: A teacher who is employed by the Division for 50% time would be eligible for twenty (20) 50% days per year to a maximum of one hundred thirty (130) 50% days per year. If this teacher’s time increased to 100% and was then required to use sick time, 130 50% days would be converted to 65 F.T.E. days for the purposes of determining the teacher’s sick leave entitlement while employed at 100%.
Each teacher employed under contract by the Division will receive notification of accumulated sick leave entitlement no later than the last teaching Friday of September.
There shall be no accumulation of sick leave credited for periods of Leave of Absence and/or Deferred Salary Leave.
Should the Division become eligible for a reduction on premium under the Employment Insurance Act, the teachers' 5/12 share of the premium reduction will be remitted twice yearly (at the conclusion of the spring and fall terms) to the treasurer of the Association.
Each teacher is permitted to use up to 3 days of accumulated sick leave per year to attend to family related medical issues. This leave is for serious medical issues for members of the teacher’s immediate family which includes the teacher’s parents, teacher’s spouse’s parents, spouse/common law partner, or child/step child. Staff should use local services where possible and arrangement of appointment times that would minimize their absence. This leave is non-cumulative from one school year to the next school year. This leave is prorated for part-time teachers. A doctor’s certificate may be requested.
Effective September 1, 2016: Maximum annual Family Medical Leave days – 4 days
Effective September 1, 2017: Maximum annual Family Medical Leave days – 5 days