Salaries and Benefits

VIII.1 Salary Scales

 

The salary scales shall be as set out in Schedules A and AA.

 

VIII.2 Compensation for Departmental and Program Chairs

 

Chairs of departments or programs shall have the choice of receiving during their term as Chair either an annual stipend of $4,220 or an additional 1/2 EYS per year of service as Chair beyond those EYS's to which they would have been otherwise entitled. Directors of the Graduate Programs in Anthropology, Applications of Modelling in the Natural and Social Sciences, Canadian Studies/Native Studies, Methodologies for the Study of Western History and Culture, Watershed Ecosystems, and Native Studies shall have the same entitlement. 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 $4,220 stated above is for 1998/99. It shall be increased annually thereafter on July 1 in accordance with the corresponding percentage increase to salary rank/step B1 (see Schedule A) over the previous July 1.

 

VIII.3 Stipend for Overload Teaching

 

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.4 Benefits

 

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:

 

1. EI - Board/employee premiums as determined by the Federal government.

2. CPP - Board/employee premiums as determined by the Federal government.

3. WSIB - Board premiums as determined by the province.

4. Semi-private Hospital Accommodation - Board pays 100% of this coverage.

5. Extended Health Care - Single or family coverage, as appropriate. Board pays 100% of premium - $25Êsingle/$50 family annual deductible. Coverage includes, but is not limited to, the following:

    

   1. Prescription drugs;

   2. Private nursing where ordered by attending physician;

   3. Difference in cost between semi-private hospital accommodation and private accommodation;

   4. Contact the Department of Human Resources regarding details of the further coverage which is provided, including ambulance, prosthetic appliances, speech therapy, etc.

       

6. Additional Extended Health Benefits - Board pays 100% of premiums:

    

   1. 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;

   2. Hearing aids - $300 every five (5) years;

   3. Deluxe Health Plan While Outside Canada;

   4. 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;

   5. 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;

       

7. 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.)

8. 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

It is agreed and understood by the parties signatory to this Agreement that the "Contributory Pension Plan for Permanent Employees of Trent University", as amended from time to time, forms part of the Collective Agreement, and may only be altered or amended by mutual agreement of both parties and the Pension Committee.

 

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.

 

VIII.6 Retirees

 

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 Flexible Benefits Plan

 

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:

 

1. Professional Expenses Fund (see IV.4); and/or,

2. membership in the Trent University Athletic Facilities, at Faculty rates; and/or,

3. Trent University Parking Fees for "Red" parking lots; and/or,

4. 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 or duties and responsibilities that are less than full-time.

 

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, M
Signatures