WESTERN TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

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

ARTICLE 3 - SALARIES

3:06 Substitute Teachers

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

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

C.  The following articles of the Collective Agreement apply to substitute teachers:

Definitions  
Article 1 Purpose
Article 2  Effective Period
Article 3:02 Change In Salary Classification
Article 3:04 Basic Salary Schedule (Information purposes only)
Article 3:08 A) Allowance For Past Experience
Article 3:10 II A) Payment Of Salary 
Article 3:11 Interest on Retroactive Pay
Article 10  Provision For Settlement of Disputes
Article 4:03 Deduction For Leave of Absence
Article 13 Work Environment
Article 14 Meal Period Supervision

D. A substitute teacher shall be allowed one (1) day of sick leave with pay for each nine (9) consecutive days taught in an assignment. Sick leave days shall not accumulate from assignment to assignment.  The use of a sick 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.

E. The only matters which may be grieved under Article 10 – Provision For Settlement of Disputes 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 to the extent that they are incorporated into this collective agreement.

F. Effective the first day of fall term of 2014 until June 30, 2016, teachers without a degree shall be paid $107.73 per day including vacation pay. Teachers with a degree shall be paid at the rate of $136.20 per day including vacation pay.
 
Effective the first day of fall term of 2016, teachers without a degree shall be paid $114.32 per day including vacation pay. Teachers with a degree shall be paid at the rate of $144.54 per day including vacation pay.

Effective the first day of fall term of 2017, teachers without a degree shall be paid $116.03 per day including vacation pay. Teachers with a degree shall be paid at the rate of $146.71 per day including vacation pay.

Effective the first day of January 2018, teachers without a degree shall be paid $117.77 per day including vacation pay. Teachers with a degree shall be paid at the rate of $148.91 per day including vacation pay.

G. Any qualified teacher filling one position on staff for a continuous period of five (5) days or longer as a substitute teacher shall be paid according to his or her qualifications and experience according to the salary scale beginning with the sixth (6th) day of teaching in the same position.  However, if the duration of the substitution is known to be beyond twenty-five (25) calendar days, because of the nature of the absence, the substitute teacher will be paid the per diem of his/her classification according to his/her qualifications and experience, beginning on the first day of teaching; except that no substitute teacher shall receive a salary rate higher than the maximum salary provided for a Class 5 teacher.  Substitution days cannot be accumulated from one assignment to another.

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

Western Teachers’ Association fees shall be deducted and remitted from a substitute’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 fees or Western Teachers’ Association fees.

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

Western Teachers’ Association fees shall be deducted and remitted from a substitute’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 fees or Western Teachers’ Association fees.