PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

EFFECTIVE PERIOD: 2018/07/01 - 2022/06/30

ARTICLE 8: SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS

8.01

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

8.02

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

8.03

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

            Article 1        Definitions

            Article 2        Effective Period

            Article 4        Provision for Settlement of Disputes

            Article 5.01   Definition of a Teacher

            Article 5.03   Educational Qualifications

            Article 5.07   Allowance for Additional Qualifications

            Article 5.09   Basic Salary Schedule (information purposes only)

            Article 9.01   Payment of Salary

            Article 9.02   Payment of Salary

            Article 14      Deduction of Manitoba Teachers’ Society Fees

            Article 16      Policy Handbook

            Article 17      Collective Agreement

            Article 20      Discipline

            Article 24      Meal Period

            Article 26      Freedom from Violence

            Article 27      Workplace Harassment

8.04

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.

8.05

The only matters which may be grieved under Article 4 – 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.

8.06

Substitute teachers shall be paid at the following rates per day including vacation pay:

Effective Fall Term 2018:                 $156

Effective Date of Signing:                 $162

Effective January 31, 2022:              $167

8.07

Any qualified teacher filling one position on staff for a continuous period of six (6) 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. This rate of pay shall be retroactive to the first day of the extended teaching assignment and continue in effect until the end of that extended teaching assignment.  However, if the duration of the substitution is known to be beyond twenty (20) continuous teaching days, the substitute teacher will be signed to a Limited Term Contract and paid a teacher per diem rate according to the provisions of Article 6.01, beginning on the first day of teaching. Substitution days cannot be accumulated from one assignment to another.

8.08

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

Portage la Prairie 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 Portage la Prairie Teachers’ Association fees.

8.09

Substitute teachers called into work for one half day or less shall be paid one half of the daily rate. Substitute teaches called in for greater than one half day up to a full day shall be paid the full daily rate.