HANOVER TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

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

ARTICLE 4: SALARY ALLOWANCES

4:01 Salary Schedule

Effective for the 2014/2015 School Year
 2.0 % Salary Increase

 September 1/14 – June 30/15                                   $2,592 Annual Benefit Premium

 

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

0

33,954

37,693

42,422

50,924

54,452

57,485

60,740

1

35,499

39,794

44,673

53,795

57,461

60,606

63,943

2

37,049

41,900

46,926

56,667

60,468

63,719

67,149

3

38,599

44,002

49,176

59,538

63,477

66,842

70,357

4

40,151

46,103

51,426

62,408

66,482

69,956

73,562

5

41,700

48,201

53,681

65,278

69,493

73,078

76,768

6

43,248

50,307

55,931

68,150

72,499

76,191

79,975

7

44,797

52,402

58,186

71,020

75,508

79,311

83,184

8

 

 

60,428

73,896

78,514

82,426

86,386

9

 

 

 

76,765

81,527

85,547

89,893

10

 

 

 

79,638

84,524

88,663

92,787

 

Effective for the 2015/2016 School Year
 2.0 % Salary Increase

 September 1/15 - June 30/16                                   $2,643 Annual Benefit Premium

  I II III IV V VI VII
0 34,634 38,448 43,271 51,943 55,542 58,636 61,956
1 36,210 40,591 45,567 54,872 58,611 61,819 65,223
2 37,791 42,739 47,865 57,801 61,678 64,994 68,493
3 39,372 44,883 50,160 60,730 64,747 68,180 71,765
4 40,955 47,026 52,455 63,657 67,812 71,356 75,034
5 42,535 49,166 54,755 66,584 70,884 74,540 78,304
6 44,114 51,314 57,050 69,514 73,950 77,716 81,575
7 45,694 53,451 59,351 72,441 77,019 80,898 84,849
8 61,637 75,375 80,085 84,075 88,115
9 78,301 83,158 87,259 91,386
10 81,232 86,215 90,437 94,644

Fall Term 2016 Salary Schedule to be adjusted by 2% and adjustments as provided by the applicable Collateral agreement for the MPSE Dental and Extended Health Plan.

Fall Term 2017 Salary Schedule to be adjusted by 1.5% and adjustments as provided by the applicable Collateral agreement for the MPSE Dental and Extended Health Plan.

January 2018 Salary Schedule to be adjusted by 1.5% and adjustments as provided by the applicable Collateral agreement for the MPSE Dental and Extended Health Plan.

4:02 Administrative Allowance

a) Each principal shall be entitled to basic salary in accordance with the salary schedule of this collective agreement.

 b) (i) Beginning on the first day of the 2014/2015 school year, each principal shall be entitled to an allowance of $810.00 per teacher.

     (ii) Beginning on the first day of the 2015/2016 school year, each principal shall be entitled to an allowance of $826.00 per teacher.

     (iii) Beginning on the first day of the 2016/2017 school year, each principal shall be entitled to an allowance of $843.00 per teacher.

     (iv) Beginning on the first day of the 2017/2018 school year, each principal shall be entitled to an allowance of $855.00 per teacher from September –December 2017 and $868.00 from January – June 2018.

c) (i) Principals (except for the Crystal Springs School) shall be guaranteed a minimum of $810.00 in administrative allowance more than the highest
    vice-principal administrative allowance paid in the division (except for the SRSS) in the 2014/2015 school year.
    
    (ii) Principals (except for the Crystal Springs School) shall be guaranteed a minimum of $826.00 in administrative allowance more than the highest
    vice-principal administrative allowance paid in the division (except for the SRSS) in the 2015/2016 school year.

    (iii) Principals (except for the Crystal Springs School) shall be guaranteed a minimum of $843.00 in administrative allowance more than the highest
    vice-principal administrative allowance paid in the division (except for the SRSS) in the 2016/2017 school year.

    (iv) Principals (except for the Crystal Springs School) shall be guaranteed a minimum of $855.00 in administrative allowance more than the highest
    vice-principal administrative allowance paid in the division (except for the SRSS) from September-December 2017 and $868.00 from January - June 2018.

 d) (i) The maximum allowance for the Principal of the Steinbach Regional Secondary School shall be prorated based on $36,675.00 for the 2014/2015    
     school year;

     (ii) The maximum allowance for the Principal of the Steinbach Regional Secondary School shall be $37,408.00 for the 2015/2016 school year;

     (iii) The maximum allowance for the Principal of the Steinbach Regional Secondary School shall be $38,156.00 for the 2016/2017 school year;

      (iv) The maximum allowance for the Principal of the Steinbach Regional Secondary School shall be $38,729.00 from September – December 2017 and
      $39,310.00 from January – June 2018.

e) Vice-Principals & Acting Principals

  (i) In schools with 20 or more teachers where one, or more vice-principal(s) has(have) been appointed, the vice-principal(s) shall receive, in addition to his/her regular salary, an amount equal to one-half of the principal's administrative allowance.

  (ii) The board shall appoint a member of the staff of each school to act as principal during the absence of the principal, or when the principal and vice-principal are both absent in schools where a vice-principal has been appointed.  When assuming such duties, the acting principal shall receive a per diem allowance of $47.00 or 50% of the principal’s per diem allowance for the period of such absence, whichever is greater, for 2014/15.

 When assuming such duties, the acting principal shall receive a per diem allowance of $48.00. or 50% of the principal’s per diem allowance for the period of such absence, whichever is greater, for 2015/2016.

 When assuming such duties, the acting principal shall receive a per diem allowance of $49.00 or 50% of the principal’s per diem allowance for the period of such absence, whichever is greater, for 2016/2017.

  When assuming such duties, the acting principal shall receive a per diem allowance of $50.00 or 50% of the principal’s per diem allowance for the period of such absence, whichever is greater, from September – December 2017 and $51.00 from January – June 2018.

 f) Campus Administrator – Effective opening day of the Campus, the Campus Administrator will be paid the maximum allowance for the Principal of the SRSS plus the following amount:
  
  $5,100 for 2014/15;
  $5,202 for 2015/16;
  $5,306 for 2016/17;
  $5,386 for September to December 2017;
  $5,466 for January – June 2018.

 g) If an administrator is transferred from one administrative position to another in which the allowance is less, the transferred administrator shall not be reduced for a period of two (2) years.  At the end of the two (2) year period the salary will be adjusted in accordance with the salary schedule outlined in this Article.

4:03 Principal's Administrative Time

All schools in the division except Crystal Springs School shall have a full-time principal who is relieved of classroom teaching duties.

4:04 Coordinators' Allowances

a) Computer Coordinator Allowance
 
    i) For the 2014/2015 School Year
 
       Effective the first day of the 2014/2015 school year, the Computer Coordinator shall receive, in addition to basic salary in accordance with the salary schedule of this collective agreement, an allowance of $5,659.00.

    ii) For the 2015/2016 School Year

        Effective the first day of the 2015/2016 school year, the Computer Coordinator shall receive, in addition to basic salary in accordance with the salary schedule of this collective agreement, an allowance of $5,772.00.

    iii) For the 2016/2017 School Year
 
        Effective the first day of the 2016/2017 school year, the Computer Coordinator shall receive, in addition to basic salary in accordance with the salary schedule of this collective agreement, an allowance of $5,887.00.

    iv) For the 2017/2018 School Year
 
        Effective the first day of the 2017/2018 school year, the Computer Coordinator shall receive, in addition to basic salary in accordance with the salary schedule of this collective agreement, an allowance of $5,976.00. from September – December and $6,065.00 from January - June.

 b) The Computer Coordinator shall be entitled to a maximum of 5 days compensatory time during the school year for hours worked during the months of July and August immediately preceding the school year.

 c) (i) The Computer Coordinator shall be paid $45.00 per hour in 2014/2015 for time spent on work above administrative duties.

     (ii) The Computer Coordinator shall be paid $46.00 per hour in 2015/2016 for time spent on work above administrative duties.

     (iii) The Computer Coordinator shall be paid $47.00 per hour in 2016/2017 for time spent on work above administrative duties.

     (iv) The Computer Coordinator shall be paid $48.00 per hour from September 2017 – December 2017 and $49.00 from January – June 2018 for time 
     spent on work above administrative duties.

 d) Administrator of Student Services Allowance

The Administrator of Student Services is to be paid the per teacher amount for administrators for every teacher under his/her supervision, and in the event that an HSD principal is transferred into this position, the minimum guarantee would also apply.

4:05 Part-Time Teachers

a) Teachers under contract on a regular part-time basis shall on first engagement be classified according to their qualifications as outlined in Regulation 515/88 and according to years of experience under Articles 5:01 and 5:02, and shall be paid the fraction of the total salary for that classification as set out in Article 4:01 in the fraction that the workload contracted for bears to a full-time workload.

b) Effective July 1st, 1983, the service of a part-time teacher shall be accumulated in the proportion of actual percentage of time employed in each school year. Whenever a part-time teacher's accumulated service equals the equivalent of one full year or more, that teacher shall be reclassified to the next higher step of the schedule, on September 1st or July 1st next, whichever occurs first.

c) Where a teacher on regular part-time employment subsequently becomes employed full-time, the teacher shall be reclassified according to year(s) of equivalent full-time experience pursuant to Article 5:01 and 5:02 of this agreement and shall proceed from that classification by annual increments pursuant to Article 5:01 until the maximum of the classification is reached.

d) Part-time teachers shall be eligible to participate in any employee benefit if such plan allows part-time teachers access to such a benefit plan.

4:06 Summer School Teachers

Where a teacher is employed for the teaching of summer school courses, he/she is to be paid 50% of 1/n (where n = the number of days in the current school year as determined by the Minister responsible for Education) of each three (3) hour session,

Where a teacher is employed for the teaching of summer school courses, he/she is to be paid 1/n (where n = the number of days in the current school year as determined by the Minister responsible for Education) for each six (6) hour session.

4:07 Teachers of Evening School

Where a teacher is employed for the teaching of evening courses for Manitoba Education credit, he/she is to be paid an hourly rate equivalent to that of Article 4:06.

4:08 Payment of Salary

 a) All salaries shall be paid in twenty-four equal semi-monthly payments on the 15th of the month and on the last day of the month.  If these days occur on Saturday, Sunday or Statutory Holiday, payments will be made on the previous banking day.

 b) Salary payments shall be made by direct deposit to the financial institution of the teacher’s choice.

4:09 Mileage for Teachers

Teachers who, when authorized by motion of the division, use their car for divisional purposes shall be reimbursed for expenses in accordance with the Hanover School Division travel allowance policy.

4:10 Substitute Teachers

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.

4:11 Interest on Retroactive Pay

The Division shall pay the members of the Association interest on the net amount of any retroactive pay.  The interest is to be calculated from the dates which the monies would have been due, on a monthly basis, to the date of actual payment.  Interest shall be calculated at the rate set by the Bank of Canada.  Whenever interest earned on retroactive pay is less than $2.00 for any teacher per negotiated agreement, this interest amount will be paid to the Hanover Teachers' Association instead of each individual teacher.