GTA Collective
Agreement
2012 – 2015
February 2013
Human Resources/SGPS
Today’s Agenda
• Welcome and Introductions
• Overview of Negotiations
• Review of Significant Changes to the Collective
Agreement
• Implementation
Negotiating Team
• Linda Miller
- SGPS
• Ron Wagler
- SGPS
• Mihaela Harmos
- SGPS
• Jennifer Schroeder
- HR
• Jane O’Brien
- HR
Negotiations
• Reached agreement over nine days between
August and November
• New Agreement ratified by GTA Union in
December 2012 and by Board of Governors
in January 2013
• New Collective Agreement effective
September 1, 2012
Significant Changes
to the Collective
Agreement
Important Notes - General
• There has been a renumbering of almost all articles
of the Collective Agreement.
• Some minor language and title changes (for
example, Grievance and Arbitration have been
combined).
• Addition of a number of new definitions and some
amendments (for example, hourly rate of pay).
• Some Letters of Understanding have been
incorporated into the body of the Agreement (clarity
notes, exempt payments).
Appointments – Article 13
• Addition of 13.02 (a) (i) to address direct entry
PhD graduate students – a guarantee of annual
GTAships for 5 years (15 terms).
• New 13.10 to address cancellation of
appointments – will payment of one-eighth of the
total salary to the GTA for a position that is
offered in writing and cancelled without another
position being found.
Hours of Work – Article 17
•
17.01 defines full GTAship as “an average of 10 working hours per
week, normally for a maximum of 140 hours per term and 280 hours
per annum.”
•
Some language changes in article.
•
17.05 (b) requires the course supervisor to meet with the GTA around
the mid-point of the appointment to review the Duties Specification
Agreement (DSA)(new version in Agreement).
•
17.05 (c) provides that the course supervisor and GTA may agree to
amend the DSA by redistributing hours across existing assigned duties.
Concerns will be addressed with the Director of Administration for
SGPS.
•
Overtime is in 17.06 now – 1.5 times the hourly rate of pay as per
Employment Standards Act; will be based on total earnings.
Pay Rates – Article 18
2013-2014
2012-2013
Hours/Wk
$ Term Amount
Hours/Wk
$ Term Amount
0.5-0.9
63
0.5-0.9
67
1-1.9
126
1-1.9
135
2-2.9
252
2-2.9
269
3-3.9
377
3-3.9
404
4-4.9
503
4-4.9
538
5-5.9
629
5-5.9
673
6-6.9
755
6-6.9
807
7-7.9
881
7-7.9
942
8-8.9
1006
8-8.9
1076
9-9.9
1132
9-9.9
1211
10
1258
10
1345
Pay Rates – Article 18
• In 2014-2015, a GTA’s total salary will be $5983
(for one (1) term at 140 hours, prorated
according to hours per week). The parties agree
that $1433 of this salary (for one (1) term at 140
hours, prorated according to hours per week) is
exempt from the calculation of student support.
• 18.03 provides that the payments made under
Article 18.02 are exempt from the calculation of
student support (formerly a Letter of
Understanding).
Non-Discrimination/
Harassment – Article 20
• New article redrafted in accordance with
corporate policy and other Collective
Agreements
Leaves of Absence
Article 25
• Rewording of Sick Leave (25.13) to provide up
to five hours paid sick leave per 140 hour
appointment.
• New leave for Gender Reassignment Surgery
(25.16) – two months leave, with one month
compensated by the Employer at the regular
rate of pay; Rehabilitation Coordinator to be
involved.
New LOU – Lead GTA Pilot
Program
• SGPS will be working in consultation with
Chairs/Directors/Deans and the Union to
develop a Lead GTA Pilot Program.
• A maximum of 8 full GTAs will be appointed in
the Fall of 2013, the cost of which will be shared
by the department/faculty and SGPS.
• A working group will be formed.
Implementation
Documents
• New Collective Agreement will be finalized
shortly and made available online:
http://www.uwo.ca/hr/working/groups_agreemen
ts.html
• Appendices will be sent out electronically.
Letters of Offer
Graduate Program Offer Letter template
Annual Financial Support Letter template
http://grad.uwo.ca/faculty_staff/financial_support/c
ompensation.html
Questions
Jennifer Schroeder (jschroed@uwo.ca)
Mihaela Harmos (mharmos@uwo.ca)