Common use of Reduction of Duties Clause in Contracts

Reduction of Duties. 6.1 Faculty are required to inform their practices with research. The Employer shall provide the support services that are necessary for this to occur within approved budgetary allocations and/or the exigencies of the College. 6.2 Where a Faculty Member is involved in research separate and apart from his/her assigned duties that requires significant involvement, he/she may, in writing, request a reduction in workload. Such requests should be submitted to the Director and copied to the relevant Vice President. Normally, a written request should be submitted four (4) months prior to the semester affected. Upon receipt of such requests, the Director must respond to the Faculty Member in writing within ten (10) working days. Chairs provide leadership in planning, implementing and administering the work of a School, represent the opinions of Faculty to administration, communicate administrative decisions to Faculty and have reporting responsibilities to their respective ▇▇▇▇. 1 Eligibility Faculty shall be eligible for the position of Chair if they 1.1 have a master’s or doctoral degree. 1.2 hold the rank of Assistant Professor or higher. 1.3 have administrative and/or programme development experience. 1.4 have a minimum of five (5) years in higher education or relevant experience at the time of the election, inclusive of three (3) full years’ service in the relevant School. In the event of the amalgamation or restructuring of schools, experience in any of the former schools will be considered as equivalent. Note: Faculty on contract must be eligible for a new contract; however, the term of office automatically ends at the expiration of the contract unless the contract is renewed.