Common use of Part-Time School Clause in Contracts

Part-Time School. Term Employees who regularly work sixteen (16) or more hours a week shall be entitled to all benefits provided by this Agreement and may make an immediate choice between receiving the payment specified in paragraph (d) of this Article or receiving benefits coverage. Part-time school term employees who have not elected benefits coverage and who have six (6) months service in a Part-Time School Term position may request to receive benefits by notifying the Human Resources Department and completing all documentation for such benefits by the 15th of any month. Such coverage and benefit entitlements shall be dated from the first day of the following month. It is understood that election for benefits will be accepted only in accordance with this section, and only an employee whose hours have fallen below the sixteen (16) hours per week minimum requirement will be permitted to return to the payments in lieu, as provided in paragraph (d) above. Where a Part-Time School-Term employee opts for benefits coverage, it is agreed that: i) The Board shall contribute its contractual portion of premiums pro-rated by the proportion of regular full-time weekly hours which the Part-Time School-Term employee normally works, in accordance with the following table (see next page): PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS BASED UPON SHARING RATIO FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES Standard Hours Per Week % of Full Time Employment MSP, Dental, EHC Employer's Share 100% of Total MSP, Dental, EHC Employee's Share 0% of Total GWL Employer's Share 90% of Total GWL Employee's Share 10% of Total For School Term Employees, benefit premiums for July and August are paid 100% by the employee and are paid in advance from the last pay cheque of the school term. ii) Except where otherwise specified in this Agreement, all non-contributory benefits for which the employee qualifies shall be paid to the employee only during those periods in which the employee would normally be required to work. iii) Where the standard number of hours worked of any employee who has opted for benefits is decreased to less than sixteen (16) hours a week, participation in the benefits package shall be immediately terminated and payments shall be made to the employee in accordance with Section

Part-Time School. Term Employees who regularly work sixteen (16) or more hours a week shall be entitled to all benefits provided by this Agreement and may make an immediate choice between receiving the payment specified in paragraph (d) of this Article or receiving benefits coverage. Part-time school term employees who have not elected benefits coverage and who have six (6) months service in a Part-Time School Term position may request to receive benefits by notifying the Human Resources Department and completing all documentation for such benefits by the 15th of any month. Such coverage and benefit entitlements shall be dated from the first day of the following month. It is understood that election for benefits will be accepted only in accordance with this section, and only an employee whose hours have fallen below the sixteen (16) hours per week minimum requirement will be permitted to return to the payments in lieu, as provided in paragraph (d) above. Where a Part-Time School-Term employee opts for benefits coverage, it is agreed that: i) The Board shall contribute its contractual portion of premiums pro-rated by the proportion of regular full-time weekly hours which the Part-Time School-Term employee normally works, in accordance with the following table (see next page): PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS BASED UPON SHARING RATIO FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES Standard Hours Per Week % of Full Time Employment MSP, Dental, EHC Employer's Share 100% of Total MSP, Dental, EHC Employee's Share 0% of Total GWL Employer's Share 90% of Total GWL Employee's Share 10% of Total For School Term Employees, benefit premiums for July and August are paid 100% by the employee and are paid in advance from the last pay cheque of the school term. ii) Except where otherwise specified in this Agreement, all non-contributory benefits for which the employee qualifies shall be paid to the employee only during those periods in which the employee would normally be required to work. iii) Where the standard number of hours worked of any employee who has opted for benefits is decreased to less than sixteen (16) hours a week, participation in the benefits package shall be immediately terminated and payments shall be made to the employee in accordance with SectionSection (d) of this Article. Changes in the Municipal Pension Act require any employee who is enrolled in the Pension Plan to continue participation in the Plan until his/her employment is terminated. In such case, the Board and the employee will each continue to pay their required contribution to the Pension Plan. iv) With the exception of participation in the Municipal Pension Plan which shall be voluntary for Part-Time School-Term employees, voluntary or compulsory participation in all benefits shall be in accordance with the respective provisions of this Agreement. v) Benefits shall accrue from September 1, 1981, for all eligible employees on staff as at June 30, 1981, and benefits for all employees hired subsequent to June 30, 1981, shall accrue from the date on which the employee is provided with benefits pursuant to this section. It is expressly understood that service before September 1, 1981 or before the date on which the employee is provided with benefits pursuant to this section shall not be recognized for purposes on any of the benefits or perquisites of this Agreement, other than Seniority Rights. vi) The date that an employee is eligible for, and starts on the Benefit Package is the Benefit Start Date. All time frames for waiting period, accumulation of Annual Vacation (Article 6.2, Annual Vacations; Article 6.3 Supplementary Vacations), accumulation of Sick Leave (Article 6.5 Sick Leave, WCB and LTD), (6.22 Service Recognition Pay and Retirement Service Pay) are calculated from the Benefit Start Date. Service spent in receipt of 14% in lieu of benefits and time spent on unpaid absence in excess of three (3) months are not counted for these purposes.