Common use of Hours at Work Clause in Contracts

Hours at Work. 23.1 A Teacher’s pay shall include Contact Hours, preparation time, class-related administrative tasks, lesson planning, marking, addressing student questions, evaluation of students, student feedback, meetings with PLI management, general staff meetings, and professional development. Participation in other school activities, including national or international curriculum design, six mandatory workshops as per article 12.2 and other duties also may be assigned in which case, at PLI’s option, either Contact Hours will be reduced on a reasonably comparable basis or the Teacher will receive the hourly equivalent for their rate of pay. 23.2 Continuing Teachers and Probationary Teachers working a 4 block schedule will not exceed 30 Contact Hours per week. Such Teachers are expected to be on-site at least 15 minutes before the start of class. Their work day will include a 30 minute eating period. 23.3 Continuing Teachers and Probationary Teachers working a 3 block schedule normally will not exceed 22.5 Contact Hours per week. Normal work periods at PLI for such Teachers are 8:15am – 2:45pm or 10:00am – 4:30pm or 11:30am – 6:00pm. Their work day will include a 30 minute eating period. Adjustments to normal work periods may be requested by Teachers and granted at PLI’s discretion. 23.4 Continuing Teachers and Probationary Teachers working a 2 block schedule normally will not exceed 15 Contact Hours per week. Such Teachers are expected to be on-site at least 15 minutes before the start of each class and to remain on-site at least 15 minutes after their final class of the day. Adjustments to work periods may be requested by Teachers and granted at PLI’s discretion. 23.5 Continuing Teachers and Probationary Teachers are expected to substitute, when required, for which they will receive a substitution rate equal to the hourly equivalent for their rate of pay per Contact Hour plus 4% vacation pay. Such Teachers shall identify their interest and availability to work substitute hours which the Employer shall take into consideration when assigning substitute hours.

Hours at Work. 23.1 24.1 A Continuing Teacher’s pay shall include is a salary that includes compensation for Contact Hours, preparation time, class-related administrative tasks, lesson planning, marking, addressing student questions, evaluation of students, student feedback, meetings with PLI management, general staff meetings, and professional development. participation in mandatory workshops per Article 12. 24.2 Participation in other school activities, including national or international curriculum design, six mandatory workshops as per article 12.2 design and other duties also may be assigned assigned, but in which case, at PLI’s option, either Contact Hours such cases the Employer will be reduced on a reasonably comparable basis or pay the Teacher will receive the that Teacher’s equivalent hourly equivalent for their rate of pay. 23.2 24.3 Unless specifically set out, Continuing Teacher salary compensation is for all hours worked. Casual Teachers are paid an hourly rate for each Contact Hour, and Probationary not a salary. 24.4 Continuing Teachers working a 4 four (4) block schedule normally will not exceed 30 thirty (30) Contact Hours per week. Such Continuing Teachers working a three (3) block schedule normally will not exceed twenty two and a half (22.5) Contact Hours per week. 24.5 Teachers are expected to be on-site at least 15 fifteen (15) minutes before their first scheduled class commences, and for a reasonable time after the start end of classclass to answer student questions. Their A Continuing Teacher’s work day will include a 30 minute reasonable eating period. 23.3 Continuing Teachers and Probationary Teachers working a 3 block , which will be forty (40) minutes, for as long as the teaching schedule normally will not exceed 22.5 Contact Hours per weekpermits, but no less than thirty (30) minutes. Normal work periods at PLI for such Teachers are 8:15am – 2:45pm or 10:00am – 4:30pm or 11:30am – 6:00pm. Their work day will include a 30 minute eating period. Adjustments to The Employer may adjust normal work periods may be requested by Teachers and granted at PLI’s discretionfor Continuing Teachers, however where split shifts are created, the Employer will compensate according to Article 13. 23.4 24.6 Continuing Teachers and Probationary Teachers working a 2 block schedule normally will not exceed 15 Contact Hours per week. Such Teachers are expected to be on-site at least 15 minutes before the start of each class and to remain on-site at least 15 minutes after their final class of the day. Adjustments to work periods may be requested by Teachers and granted at PLI’s discretion. 23.5 Continuing Teachers and Probationary Teachers are expected to substitute, when required, for which they will receive a substitution rate equal to the hourly equivalent for their rate of pay per Contact Hour plus 4% vacation pay. Such Teachers shall identify their interest and availability to work substitute hours which assignments, and the Employer shall take that information into consideration when assigning substitute hours. Continuing Teachers may be asked to substitute, when required. 24.7 Where any substitute assignment results in a Continuing Teacher teaching over their regular number of Contact Hours as stated in 24.4, that Continuing Teacher will receive an equivalent hourly rate of pay based on their salary. 24.8 The Employer has the discretion to change the schedule as business needs require.