Effective the date of signing of this agreement, the Division will apply this Article for all new teachers hired after the effective date of the Agreement.
Teachers who were employed by the Division prior to the effective date of this agreement will remain on the current system of incremental salary adjustments under which they were hired (as per either the River East or Transcona-Springfield school division collective agreement in place as of June 30, 2002).
Teachers on a leave of absence for less than a one-year period shall retain their anniversary date for increment purposes as was established prior to their leave.