The salary scales shall be as set out in Schedules A and AA.
Chairs and Directors of academic departments/programs/schools shall have the choice of receiving during their term as Chair/Director either an annual stipend of $4,883 or an additional 1/2 EYS per year of service as Chair/Director beyond those EYS's to which they would have been otherwise entitled. Where the full duties of a Chair/Director are carried out by a less than full time member (e.g. part time, reduced time, partially retired), the additional 1/2 EYS shall be adjusted upwards by dividing .5 EYS by the member's specified proportion of full time employment.
The stipend of $4,883 stated above is for 2002/03. It shall be increased annually thereafter in accordance with the salary adjustment as set out in Schedule AA.
VIII.3.1 The stipend for courses taught outside the regular academic session payable to members under the provisions of Article III.12 of this Agreement shall be twenty per cent (20%) of the salary specified for step B1 in the rank of Assistant Professor for a full credit course and ten per cent (10%) for a half credit course. For all courses taught between May and August inclusive, the basis of the calculation of the stipend shall be the scale prevailing on May 1 of that year.
VIII.3.2 Except for courses which are taught as part of normal teaching responsibilities under III.12.3.1 and courses which are banked as provided under III.12.3.2, when a member has agreed to teach a course outside the regular academic session and the enrolment in the course is less than fifteen (15), the member may elect to teach the course for a reduced stipend. The stipend shall be reduced by 4% for each student by which the course enrolment falls below fifteen (15). If the enrolment in a course outside the regular academic session is fewer than ten (10), the course will not be offered on the reduced-stipend basis defined above.
VIII.3.3 Members teaching reading courses outside the regular academic session shall be paid a stipend of $322 for a full credit course and $161 for a half credit course.
VIII.4.1 As a minimum, and subject only to the eligibility provisions of the various benefit plans which are summarized below, members shall be provided with the following:
(a) EI Board/employee premiums as determined by the Federal government.
(b) CPP - Board/employee premiums as determined by the Federal government.
(c) WSIB Board premiums as determined by the province.
(d) Semi private Hospital Accommodation Board pays 100% of this coverage.
(e) Extended Health Care Single or family coverage, as appropriate. Board pays 100% of premium - $25 single/$50 family annual deductible. Coverage includes, but is not limited to, the following:
i) Prescription drugs;
ii) Private nursing where ordered by attending physician;
iii) Difference in cost between semi private hospital accommodation and private accommodation;
iv) Contact the Department of Human Resources regarding details of the further coverage which is provided, including ambulance, prosthetic appliances, speech therapy, etc.
(f) Additional Extended Health Benefits - Board pays 100% of premiums:
i) Vision care A two hundred dollar ($200) optical benefit which shall be available once in any twelve (12) consecutive month time period in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, effective July 1, 2000;
ii) Hearing aids - to be reimbursed up to five hundred dollars ($500) every four (4) years per family member;
iii) Deluxe Health Plan While Outside Canada;
iv) Paramedical Services - Payment for services of practitioners licensed as Chiropractors, Osteopaths, Chiropodists, Podiatrists and Naturopaths, including a maximum of one (1) X-ray examination per Benefit Year ordered by each licensed practitioner. The maximum amount payable in any Benefit Year, over and above the treatment limitations of the provincial health plan and where not prohibited by law, is $300 per person for treatments by each practitioner;
v) Massage Therapy - up to two hundred dollars ($200) per year per family member;
vi) Dental Plan Single or family coverage, as appropriate, equivalent to Blue Cross #9 updated annually each July 1 based on previous year's ODA Schedule Board pays 100% of premium.
Orthodontic Treatment Single or family coverage, as appropriate; $2,000 lifetime maximum per eligible family member; 50% co-insurance (i.e., carrier and staff member pay half each of eligible orthodontic fees), effective July 1, 2000;
(g) Group Life Insurance term insurance equal to 1.5 x annual salary (Board pays 100%) - plus optional coverage 2x, 3x, or 4x annual salary, and additional optional survivor income benefits for spouse and/or children. (Employee pays 100% of premium on options.)
(h) Long term Disability
Board self insures for absence from sickness/injury for six (6) months (see IV.5.4.5 Sick Leave) after six (6) months, where total disability, LTD coverage provides a monthly benefit of the lesser of $13,000 or 75% of insured earnings. This is a taxable benefit. Board pays 100% of premium.
Limited Term appointees are eligible for LTD coverage, provided that the benefit entitlement does not extend for more than two (2) years after the expiry of the term appointment, and provided that the disability arose during the period of the term appointment.
VIII.4.2 The Contributory Pension Plan for TUFA Employees of Trent University (hereafter the "Plan") and the Supplemental Retirement Arrangement for Members of the Contributory Pension Plan for TUFA Employees of Trent University (hereafter the "SRA"), as amended from time to time, form part of the Collective Agreement and may only be altered or amended by mutual written and signed agreement of both parties.
VIII.4.3 For those insured plans which are non statutory, the Board reserves the right to tender the benefits contract, change the carrier, etc., provided only that equivalent benefit levels are maintained.
VIII.5 Dependents (spouses and children) of members enrolled in the University shall, where they are not successful in receiving a Scholarship under Appendix B, have their normal academic fees waived for the duration of this Agreement. Admissions and progression standards for such students shall be those applicable to other students in the University.
All bargaining unit retirees of 65 or over are entitled to the privileges provided under Senate's April 9, 1996 "Appointments of Professors and Librarians Emeriti" policy. The title under this clause for Professional Librarian retirees shall be "Librarian Emeritus".
VIII.7.1 Each member shall receive an annual Flexible Benefits Plan credit of $150 (increased to $200 effective July 1, 2000) which shall be administered in accordance with current practice and may be credited toward:
(a) Professional Expenses Fund (see IV.4); and/or,
(b) membership in the Trent University Athletic Facilities, at Faculty rates; and/or,
(c) Trent University Parking Fees for "Red" parking lots; and/or,
(d) Trent Express Bus Pass.
VIII.7.2 Each Flexible Benefits Plan credit must be used entirely within the year of its issue and may not be carried forward to future years, except only in the case of the Professional Expenses Fund where the "carry-over" rules specified in IV.4 shall apply.
VIII.7.3 Flexible Benefits Plan entitlements shall be appropriately pro-rated in the case of appointments which have terms of less than one year.
VIII.7.4 In the event the tax status of the Flexible Benefits Plan changes such that it becomes a taxable benefit, the arrangement may, at the request of either party, be opened for immediate re-negotiation.
Title Index
Chapter I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII Schedule A, AA Appendix A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L Signatures