WESTERN TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

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

ARTICLE 3 - SALARIES

For the purpose of the salary schedule, teachers shall be classified according to the salary classification issued by The Professional Certification Section of the Administration and Professional Certification Branch of the Department. Except as may be otherwise provided herein, for the purpose of this agreement the corresponding classification shall be as follows:

Class 3

Class 4

Class 5

Class 6

Class 7

Classification of vocational industrial arts teachers shall be determined by the Department. Where the Department’s classification is Class 3 or less, including a Limited Teaching Permit, the vocational industrial arts teacher shall be placed in Class 3.

3:02 Change in Salary Classification

Any teacher who improves his or her academic or professional qualifications which will place him or her in a higher classification, during any part of the year, shall be paid according to those improved qualifications. Such increases in salary shall become effective at the beginning of the term following fulfilment of the requirements raising him or her to the next class. That is, a teacher completing a university year at summer school shall be paid for the newly completed year from the opening of school in September of that year provided that said teacher files, with the Secretary of the Division, satisfactory evidence of his or her improved qualifications before November 30th, or by February 28th if the change is to be effective January 1^st. Satisfactory evidence is defined as a written statement from the teacher subject to a statement of confirmation from the Professional Certification Section of the Administration and Professional Certification Branch of the Department.

3:03 Unspecified Qualification

If the Division creates a new teacher position that falls within the bargaining unit but is not covered under the collective agreement, and if the requirements are different than the Department’s classification system and the provisions in Art. 3.04 – Basic Salary Schedule and Article 3:07 – Annual Increments, the parties will negotiate the salary for the position.

If the Board determines that the position is to receive an allowance, the parties will negotiate an allowance for the position.

The parties will make all reasonable efforts to negotiate the salary prior to offering the position to a prospective candidate.

3:04 Basic Salary Schedule

Year 1: September 2018 (2018-19)						*$2,736 Annual Benefit Premium*
Years Experience	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6	Class 7
0			45,592	54,131	57,786	60,537	64,628
1			48,322	57,513	61,323	64,243	68,263
2			51,066	60,904	64,876	67,966	71,988
3			53,805	64,298	68,430	71,695	75,720
4			56,566	67,699	72,002	75,436	79,457
5			59,334	71,122	75,576	79,188	83,208
6			62,097	74,544	79,173	82,948	86,969
7			64,882	77,984	82,771	86,725	90,746
8				81,435	86,380	90,505	94,525
9				85,394	90,405	94,728	98,322

Year 2: September 2019 (2019-20)						*$2,652 Annual Benefit Premium*
Years Experience	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6	Class 7
0			46,353	55,011	58,717	61,507	65,655
1			49,121	58,440	62,304	65,265	69,341
2			51,903	61,879	65,907	69,040	73,118
3			54,681	65,320	69,510	72,821	76,902
4			57,480	68,769	73,132	76,614	80,692
5			60,287	72,240	76,756	80,419	84,495
6			63,089	75,710	80,404	84,232	88,309
7			65,913	79,198	84,052	88,061	92,139
8				82,697	87,712	91,894	95,971
9				86,712	91,793	96,176	99,821

Year 3: September 2020 (2020-21)						*$2,604 Annual Benefit Premium*
Years Experience	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6	Class 7
0			46,646	55,347	59,072	61,876	66,045
1			49,428	58,793	62,677	65,653	69,749
2			52,224	62,250	66,298	69,446	73,545
3			55,016	65,708	69,919	73,246	77,348
4			57,829	69,174	73,559	77,058	81,157
5			60,650	72,662	77,201	80,882	84,979
6			63,466	76,150	80,867	84,714	88,812
7			66,304	79,655	84,534	88,563	92,661
8				83,172	88,212	92,415	96,512
9				87,207	92,313	96,718	100,381

Year 4: September 2021 (2021-22) COLA*

1^st day of the fall term of 2021 - To be provided at a later date once COLA and dental premiums are available.

*COLA is to be determined as follows: in January 2022, or as soon as possible thereafter, when the 12 month (January to December 2021) average annual Manitoba Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index (All Items) change is made known, the increase will be applied retroactively to September 1, 2021.

On or before November 1 of each year, each teacher shall be provided with a statement outlining the salary placement of the teacher effective at the commencement of that school year. The teacher shall have twenty (20) teaching days from the date of receipt of the statement to inform the Division in writing of any errors in the statement of placement.

3:05 Part-Time Teachers

A part time teacher is defined as a teacher who is employed on a regular part-time basis in one position.

Whenever a part-time teacher's accumulated service equals the equivalent of one full year or more, that teacher shall move to the next higher step of the schedule on September l or January l next, whichever comes first.

Payment shall be on a pro-rata basis.

Part-time teachers shall participate in school activities during the regular school day when requested by the employer. Part-time teachers shall receive the per diem or portion thereof for time spent over and above their regularly scheduled teaching time during the school day.

3:06 Substitute Teachers

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

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

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

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.

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.

Effective the date of signing, teachers without a degree shall be paid $121.94 per day including vacation pay. Teachers with a degree shall be paid at the rate of $154.18 per day including vacation pay.

Effective First Day Fall Term 2021: substitute rates shall increase by COLA*

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.

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.

3:07 Annual Increments

Teachers shall proceed from their basic salary by increments as indicated in Article 3:04 for each year of service in the Division.

Annual increments shall become effective on September 1^st next following provided the anniversary date of employment falls between the commencement of the fall term and December 31^st and on January 1^st next following provided the anniversary date of employment falls between January 1^st and June 30^th.

3:08 Allowance for Past Experience

Teachers coming on staff shall receive credit for years of experience as recognized by The Professional Certification Section of the Administration and Professional Certification Branch of the Department.

Vocational industrial arts teachers shall be credited one (1) increment per year for each of the first three (3) years, and one(1) increment per year each two (2) years thereafter, to a maximum of 6 increments, for practical experience verified by the Division in the particular field of expertise.

In subsequent years, the vocational industrial arts teacher shall receive increments in accordance with the provisions of Article 3.07 of the collective agreement.

The Division, with the agreement of the Association, may pay a teacher for special duties a salary higher than that called for by the schedule.

3:10 Payment of Salary

The salary of a teacher shall be paid according to the following:

Basic Entitlement

The amount of salary earned during the school year by a teacher shall be determined by taking, as a fraction, the total number of teaching days a teacher is employed in each of the fall and spring terms over the total number of teaching days in the fall and spring terms as prescribed by the Minister of Education, multiplied by the salary rates in effect during the fall and spring term and aggregated.

II. Method of Payment

Salary payments shall be made by direct deposit on or before the twenty-fifth day of each month or on the last teaching day before a break, whichever is sooner but no earlier than the twentieth day of the month.

Salaries of a teacher employed as of the first teaching day of the school year shall be paid in twelve (12) equal monthly instalments, with the July and August deposits made at the end of June. For calculation purposes, the school year salary shall be deemed to be defined as the fall term representing 40%, and the spring term as 60% of the salary rates in effect.

Salaries of a teacher commencing employment after the first teaching day of the school year shall be paid in instalments calculated as follows:

In the first month of employment, the salary shall be paid in the fraction of the salary rate in effect as the number of days employed in that month is of the total number of days prescribed by the Minister for the school year.
Thereafter, the monthly instalments shall be determined by dividing the salary entitlement for the balance of the school year, by the number of months remaining to August 31st next.

A teacher employed for a specific term of less than a school year, shall be paid monthly in approximately equal instalments. Any and all adjustments will be made on the final payment.

When by reason of changes in the terms of this agreement the salary of a teacher is changed, the new salary shall be paid in the month following the date of signing of the agreement and any retroactive adjustments shall be included in the salary pay for that month.

Final Payments

Where a teacher leaves the employ of the Board during the course of the school year, the final payment shall be so adjusted that the teacher shall receive, for the part of the school year employed such fraction of the salary for the whole school year as the number of teaching days employed is of the number of days prescribed by the Minister for that school year.

3:11 Interest on Retroactive Pay

The Division shall pay, to members of the Association, interest on the net amount of any retroactive pay based on the average salary in the Division which may be paid to such members, calculated from the date on which the monies would have been due to the date of actual payment.

The interest shall be computed at the lesser of 7% or the rate paid in a regular savings account at the Division's financial institution on the date of signing.

The parties agree to waive interest on retroactive pay for this collective agreement.