A. A teacher, being a member of The Manitoba Teachers' Society Executive Committee, or being appointed an official representative or delegate of the Society to attend a meeting of the committee of which he or she is a member, or to act as a representative or delegate of the Society or of any branch thereof in a matter of Society business requiring absence from school, shall have the right to attend such meeting and shall be excused from school duties for either purpose or both purposes for not more than a total of six (6) teaching days in any school year, provided that a substitute satisfactory to the Division can be secured. The Division is to pay the substitute teacher and bill the Manitoba Teachers' Society for the cost of a substitute. No additional leave of absence beyond six (6) days for any individual in a school year shall be taken for the purposes mentioned above except with the consent and approval of the Division. In all cases the teacher shall notify the Division thereof prior to taking such a leave.
Each teacher shall be allowed compassionate leave without loss of salary up to but not exceeding five (5) days in any one school year for each case of death or serious illness of father, mother, child, spouse, and common law partner.
Each teacher shall be allowed compassionate leave without loss of salary up to but not exceeding four (4) days in any one school year for each case of death or serious illness of sister, brother, grandparents, father in-law, mother in-law, sister in-law, brother in-law, son in-law, daughter in-law, and grandchildren.
Each teacher shall be allowed compassionate leave without loss of salary of up to one (1) day for grandparents of spouse, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew.
In all cases the teacher concerned shall notify the Division prior to taking such a leave.
In all cases of absence other than those covered by this Agreement, the Board, upon the request of the teacher, will consider the request and at its discretion identify the terms under which such leave may be taken.
At the discretion of the Board the teacher shall:
(a) receive full pay, or (b) be deducted the per diem rate of his/her regular salary, or (c) be deducted 1/240th of his/her regular salary, or (d) pay cost of the substitute.
A. It is agreed by the parties that sick leave entitlement shall only be granted by the Division where an employee is unable to be at work and perform his/her regular duties as a result of illness or injury.
Teachers in the employ of the Division shall commence each school year with twenty (20) sick leave days, provided they have worked one full day in the new school year, plus all previously unused sick leave subject to a maximum accumulation as outlined below. Subject to Subsection B of this article, such leave shall not exceed twenty (20) teaching days in any school year.
B. Where the employment of a teacher is continued for more than one (1) year, the unused portion of sick leave in any year shall be carried forward and accumulated from year to year to a maximum of:
40 teaching days in the second year;
60 teaching days in the third year;
80 teaching days in the fourth year;
100 teaching days in the fifth year,
120 teaching days in the sixth year.
Effective Date of Signing of this Agreement, 130 teaching days in the seventh and subsequent years.
Any teacher hired other than at the beginning of the school year shall be entitled to a fraction of the twenty (20) day sick leave equal to the fraction of the remaining year.
Any teacher returning from sick leave and starting a new school year other than at the start of the new school year, shall be entitled to a fraction of the twenty (20) day sick leave equal to the fraction of the remaining year.
C. A teacher does not accumulate sick leave days while on sick leave.
D. 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.
E. Sick leave shall not continue to accrue while on any leave of absence without pay.
F. A teacher shall be required to furnish a medical certificate when requested by the Division.
G. It is agreed that the 5/12 share of the Employment Insurance premium rebate shall be returned to the Association on or before February 28.
H. The Western Teachers Association and teachers shall be notified by the end of September of each year the total accumulated sick leave entitlement of each teacher.
Each teacher is permitted to use up to 5 days sick leave per year to attend to family related medical issues.
A. This leave is for serious medical issues for members of the teacher’s immediate family. Immediate Family is defined as spouse, common law partner, child, parents, and any other relative permanently residing with the teacher. In extraordinary circumstances, the Board may consider requests for Family Sick Leave for other relatives on a case by case basis. Teachers should use local services where possible and arrange appointment times that would minimize their absence.
B. This leave is non cumulative from one school year to the next school year.
C. This leave is pro-rated for part-time teachers.
D. A doctor's certificate may be requested.
A. Every teacher shall be entitled to maternity/parental leave after seven (7) months of service.
B. The conditions of maternity/parental leave shall be determined by the teacher and the Division to their mutual satisfaction.
C. Following satisfactory agreement, the Division shall provide the teacher with a written memo of agreement.
D. Maternity/parental leave shall not constitute a break in employment.
E. At the termination of the maternity/parental leave the teacher shall be reinstated in the position occupied by him/her at the time such leave commenced or in a comparable position without less than the same salary and benefits.
F. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the Manitoba Employment Standards Code will apply.
G. A teacher taking maternity leave pursuant to this article shall be entitled to receive pay for the period of leave up to seventeen (17) weeks in the amount of ninety percent (90%) of the salary being received at the time leave was taken, this pay to include any benefits received from Human Resources Development Canada to a Supplemental Unemployment Benefits (SUB) Plan. The implementation of this clause is subject to the successful arrangement of a Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Plan with Human Resources Development Canada.
H. In respect of the period of maternity leave, payments made according to the SUB Plan will consist of the following:
1. For the first two weeks, payment equivalent to 90% of her gross salary, and
2. Up to fifteen (15) additional weeks payment equivalent to the difference between the Employment Insurance benefit the employee is eligible to receive and 90% of her gross salary.
I. A teacher taking parental or adoptive leave pursuant to this article shall be entitled to receive pay for the period of leave up to ten (10) weeks in the amount of ninety percent (90%) of the salary being received at the time leave was taken, this pay to include any benefits received from Human Resources Development Canada to a Supplemental Unemployment Benefits (SUB) Plan. The implementation of this clause is subject to the successful arrangement of a Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Plan with Human Resources Development Canada.
J. In respect of the period of parental or adoptive leave, payments made according to the SUB Plan will consist of the following:
1. For the first two weeks, payment equivalent to 90% of gross salary, and
2. Up to eight (8) additional weeks payment equivalent to the difference between the Unemployment Insurance benefit the employee is eligible to receive and 90% of gross salary.
K. Where any portion of the 17 weeks referenced in (G) above, or where any portion of the 10 weeks referenced in (I) above, falls during the summer, Christmas break, Spring break, or any other period for when the teacher would not be earning his or her salary, that portion of the leave period does not qualify the teacher to receive a top-up benefit pursuant to this article.
L. Where a teacher had commenced her maternity leave prior to June 30 of a given year, and a portion of the first 17 weeks falls after the start of the next immediate fall term, the teacher shall be entitled to receive the top-up payments for the portion, if any, of the first 17 weeks of maternity leave which falls after the start of the next immediate fall term.
M. Where a teacher had commenced his or her parental or adoptive leave prior to June 30 of a given year, and a portion of the first 10 weeks falls after the start of the next immediate fall term, the teacher shall be entitled to receive the top-up payments for the portion, if any, of the first 10 weeks of parental or adoptive leave which falls after the start of the next immediate fall term.
All employees covered by the collective agreement will be granted leave without deduction of salary for court appearances if the employee is subpoenaed to be a witness or summoned for jury duty in a court of law; provided, (a) the employee shall remit to the Division all monies received (less monies received for meals, transportation and lodging) because of an appearance in a court of law; and, (b) that the court action is not against Western School Division. Any time during normal school hours that the employee is not required to be in a court of law he shall make himself available for school duty.
A teacher may be absent from school without loss of salary for one day in any school year to attend his/her own graduation/ convocation. A teacher may be absent from school without loss of salary for one day to attend the graduation of his/her child or spouse / common law partner from Grade 12 and/or a post secondary institution.
With reasonable notice to the Superintendent and subject to the availability of a suitable substitute teacher, teachers will be granted personal leave not exceeding two (2) teaching days per school year. The first personal leave day will be without loss of pay. The second day will be deducted at the cost of the substitute teacher. Teachers may not take this leave on any teacher in-service, parent-teacher day, administrative day(s) or pupil evaluation days as designated by the School Division or School.