Placement on Scale. 20.1 Initial Placement a. Except as specified in Article B.20.1.b through B.20.1.e inclusive below, the salary category of all teachers will be as verified by the most recent evaluation of the Teacher Qualification Service, hereinafter referred to as TQS. Teachers are responsible for submitting a copy of their most recent TQS card to the Director of Human Resources. In the case where a teacher does not submit a TQS card upon appointment, initial category placement shall be one category below the expected TQS placement. Upon presentation of a TQS card the category placement will be adjusted to correspond with the TQS determination. Salary adjustments, in such cases, will be made effective upon appointment provided that the TQS card is presented to the Director of Human Resources within the eight (8) months following appointment. If the TQS card is presented after that date, salary adjustment will be effective the first day of the month in which the TQS card is presented.
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Sources: Provincial Collective Agreement, Provincial Collective Agreement, Provincial Collective Agreement