PINE CREEK TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

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

ARTICLE 6: SPECIAL PROVISIONS

6:01 Group Life Insurance

 a) The Division will administer the Manitoba Public School Employees' Group Life Insurance Plan according to the terms and conditions of the Master Policy of the said Plan.

 b) Unless otherwise excluded, the employee's share of annual premiums shall be deducted in equal amounts from each salary cheque, for all participants in the plan.

 c) All employees coming on staff after the effective date of the implementation of the plan in the Division shall be required to participate in the plan, unless granted exclusion by the Trustees of the Manitoba Public School Employees' Group Life Insurance Plan.

 d) 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 premiums or exercise of other responsibility whatsoever with respect to any aspect of the Manitoba Public School Employees Group Life Insurance Plan.

6:02 Transfer

The Association recognizes the right of the Division to transfer teachers employed by the Division to schools under the jurisdiction of the Division.

The Division’s right to initiate transfers will be exercised fairly and reasonably.  The Division shall, whenever possible, consult with the teacher who is being involuntarily transferred prior to making the final decision.  In making transfer decisions, the Division shall consider the educational needs of the students, the administrative needs of the Division and those concerns raised by the teacher prior to making the final decision.

However the Division shall be guided by the educational needs of the students and the administrative needs of the Division.

In the case of a teacher who is given notice of transfer following May 31, and who wishes to resign before June 30 of that year, the teacher will have their resignation accepted by the Division provided it is offered in writing within 7 days of the notice of transfer.

The Division shall be responsible for the cost of moving a teacher within the Division if the teacher is moving at the Division’s request up to the amount of $2000.00 upon providing receipts to the Division.

6:03 Deduction of M.T.S. Fees

 a) The Division shall deduct monthly from all full-time teachers who are members of The Manitoba Teachers' Society, one tenth (l/l0) of the annual professional fees as established by the Manitoba Teachers’ Society, starting with the September cheque and shall forward the fees to The Manitoba Teachers' Society monthly.

 b) Teachers on less than full-time contracts shall have their monthly deduction pro-rated accordingly.

 c) The Division will deduct from the September cheques, for all teachers in the Division, half (l/2) the Association fee and will forward the fees to the Association by October l5.  A further half (l/2) of the Association fee will be deducted from the February cheques, for all teachers in the Division and will be forwarded to the Association by March l5.  The fee to be deducted shall be set by the Association which will inform the Division of the amount of this fee by July 1st by a registered letter.  If no such letter is received by the Division, the fee shall be the same as the previous year.