a) Except as provided for in Article 4.10, substitute teachers are not covered by the collective agreement.
b) Substitute teacher means a teacher employed on a day-to-day basis.
c) The Board may increase substitute rates at its discretion for such periods of time and in such circumstances as the Board deems reasonable. In no case, however, may substitutes be paid at a rate below the following schedule:
Effective for the 2014/2015 School Year
Class 1-3 $132.88 inclusive of holiday and vacation pay.
Class 4-7 $165.33 inclusive of holiday and vacation pay.
Effective For the 2015/2016 School Year
Class 1-3 $135.54 inclusive of holiday and vacation pay.
Class 4-7 $168.64 inclusive of holiday and vacation pay.
Effective For the 2016/2017 School Year
Class 1-3 $138.25 inclusive of holiday and vacation pay.
Class 4-7 $172.01 inclusive of holiday and vacation pay.
Effective For September to December 2017
Class 1-3 $140.32 inclusive of holiday and vacation pay.
Class 4-7 $174.59 inclusive of holiday and vacation pay.
Effective For January to June 2018
Class 1-3 $142.42 inclusive of holiday and vacation pay.
Class 4-7 $177.21 inclusive of holiday and vacation pay.
d) Effective the first of the month following Association ratification, a substitute teacher who assumes the teaching workload of the same teacher for five(5) consecutive school days or more, shall be paid at the rate of 1/n (where n = the number of days in the current school year as determined by the Minister responsible for Education) of his/her classification according to his/her qualifications and experience, effective on the fifth (5th) consecutive school day; except that no substitute teacher shall receive a salary rate higher than the maximum salary provided for a Class IV teacher. The distance incentive will not apply when this provision takes effect. Substitution days cannot be accumulated from one assignment to another.
e) Sick Leave
A substitute teacher shall be allowed one (1) day of sick leave with pay for each nine (9) consecutive days taught in that assignment. Sick leave days shall not accumulate from assignment to assignment.
The use of a sick leave day with pay shall not constitute an interruption of consecutive days of substitute teaching in an assignment.
Assignment shall mean consecutive teaching days in one (1) position.
A substitute teacher claiming sick leave may be required to provide proof of illness from a registered medical physician if requested to do so by the Superintendent or designate.
f) 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.
Hanover Teachers’ Association fees shall be deducted and remitted from a substitute teacher’s pay monthly. These fees shall be prorated on the basis of the number of days worked in a given month.
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 or Hanover Teachers’ Association fees.
g) The following articles of the Collective Agreement shall apply to substitute teachers with amendments as noted*:
Article 1 Effective Period
Article 2 Interpretation
Article 3 Classification of Teachers* (As it related to Article 4:10 (d))
Article 4:01 Salary Schedule* (As it related to Article 4:10 (d))
Article 4:10 Substitute Teachers
Article 5:01 Credit for Past Experience* (As it related to Article 4:10 (d))
Article 5:02 Recognition for Related Work Experience* (As it related to Article 4:10 (d))
Article 5:04 Credit for Improved Qualifications* (As it related to Article 4:10 (d))
Article 9 Provision for Settlement of Dispute During Currency of Agreement
Article 11 Meal Period
h) The only matters which may be grieved under Article 9 – Provision for Settlement of Disputes During Currency of Agreement by a substitute teacher or the Association on behalf of a substitute teacher are the provisions of this Article, and the substantive rights and obligations of employment-related and human rights statutes of the extent that they are incorporated into this collective agreement.
i) A substitute teacher who is called to work and reports for the assignment finding that their original assignment is not available shall be offered an alternative assignment at the same school at least equal to that assignment which the substitute was originally called in for.