The provisions of the Collective Agreement do not apply to substitute teachers except as expressly provided for in Article 32.
The only matters which may be grieved by a substitute teacher or the Association under Article 17, Settlement of Disputes, are the provisions contained within 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.
MTS and association fees shall be deducted from a substitute teacher’s pay. These fees shall be pro-rated on the basis of the numbers 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 claims or legal action arising from the deduction of local association fees or MTS fees.
A substitute teacher who has been employed for at least nine (9) consecutive days in the same assignment as a substitute shall accumulate sick leave credits with pay at the rate of one (1) day’s credit for each nine (9) days taught in that assignment. Sick leave shall not accumulate from assignment to assignment.
A substitute teacher who has been employed for at least twenty (20) consecutive days of substitute teaching in the same assignment shall on the twenty-first (21st) day, be signed to a limited term contract unless the return of the regular teacher or conclusion of the assignment is expected to occur within 5 working days.
Unless otherwise determined at the time of the assignment, or in unforeseen circumstances, the timetable of a substitute shall be the same as the timetable of the teacher who is being replaced.
In-service, Administration, Inclement Weather days or paid sick days taken as per 32.03 shall not constitute a break in substitute teaching.
The following articles of this Collective Agreement also apply to substitute teachers: