PARTIAL-LOAD EMPLOYEES

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COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

Article 26

26.01 A - Not Inclusive of All Rights

This Article contains provisions exclusively related to partial-load employees. However, this Article is not inclusive of all rights of partial-load employees under the Collective Agreement.

26.01 B - Partial-Load Definition

A partial-load employee is defined as a teacher who teaches more than six and up to and including 12 hours per week on a regular basis.

26.02 A - Payment per Teaching Hour

A partial-load employee shall not receive salary or vacations but shall be paid for the performance of each teaching contact hour at an hourly rate calculated in accordance with 26.04.

26.02 B - In Lieu of Vacation Pay

A portion of the hourly rate for partial-load teachers is in lieu of vacation pay.

26.03 A - Job Classification Plans

Determination of partial-load teachers’ starting step and progression within the hourly rate schedules shall be in accordance with the Job Classification Plans (see pages 122-127).

26.03 B - Notice to Local Union

The College shall endeavour to issue all contracts prior to the start of the contract. The College shall, upon the initial hiring of a partial-load teacher in the bargaining unit, forward a copy of the initial step placement calculation to the Union Local President.

26.03 C - Copy of Collective Agreement

Partial-load employees will be provided a copy of the Collective Agreement on the first occasion they are employed following the negotiation of a new Collective Agreement or if re-employment occurs more than one year after the end of the previous partial-load contract.

26.04 - Partial Load Hourly Rate Tables

The following tables indicate the hourly rate paid at each step for partial-load employees. For progression on the grid, refer to 26.10 B.

Partial-Load Post-Secondary Professors Hourly Rate Table (Kaplan Award)

Partial-Load Non-Post-Secondary Professors Hourly Rate Table (Kaplan Award)

Partial-Load Post-Secondary Instructors Hourly Rate Table (Kaplan Award)

Step Level	Post Secondary Partial Load Instructor Hourly Rate Increase 3.0% Effective Oct. 1, 2021	Post Secondary Partial Load Instructor Hourly Rate Increase 3.0% Effective Oct. 1, 2022	Post Secondary Partial Load Instructor Hourly Rate Increase 3.5% Effective Oct. 1, 2023
Step Minimum	Minimum Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $60.23	Minimum Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $62.04	Minimum Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $64.21
Step 1	Step 1 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $64.47	Step 1 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $66.40	Step 1 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $68.73
Step 2	Step 2 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $68.65	Step 2 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $70.71	Step 2 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $73.18
Step 3	Step 3 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $72.86	Step 3 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $75.05	Step 3 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $77.67
Step 4	Step 4 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $77.05	Step 4 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $79.37	Step 4 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $82.14
Step 5	Step 5 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $81.29	Step 5 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $83.73	Step 5 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $86.66
Step 6	Step 6 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $85.48	Step 6 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $88.04	Step 6 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $91.13
Step 7	Step 7 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $89.66	Step 7 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $92.35	Step 7 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $95.58
Step 8	Step 8 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $93.86	Step 8 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $96.68	Step 8 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $100.06
Step 9	Step 9 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $98.05	Step 9 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $100.99	Step 9 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $104.52
Step 10	Step 10 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $102.29	Step 10 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $105.36	Step 10 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $109.05

Partial-Load Non-Post-Secondary Instructors Hourly Rate table

Step Level	Non-Post Secondary Partial Load Instructor Hourly Rate Increase 3.0% Effective Oct. 1, 2021	Non-Post Secondary Partial Load Instructor Hourly Rate Increase 3.0% Effective Oct. 1, 2022	Non-Post Secondary Partial Load Instructor Hourly Rate Increase 3.5% Effective Oct. 1, 2023
Step Minimum	Minimum Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $54.21	Minimum Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $55.84	Minimum Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $57.79
Step 1	Step 1 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $58.00	Step 1 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $59.74	Step 1 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $61.83
Step 2	Step 2 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $61.78	Step 2 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $63.63	Step 2 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $65.86
Step 3	Step 3 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $65.58	Step 3 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $67.55	Step 3 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $69.91
Step 4	Step 4 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $69.33	Step 4 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $71.41	Step 4 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $73.91
Step 5	Step 5 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $73.13	Step 5 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $75.32	Step 5 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $77.96
Step 6	Step 6 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $76.92	Step 6 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $79.23	Step 6 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $82.00
Step 7	Step 7 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $80.69	Step 7 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $83.11	Step 7 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $86.02
Step 8	Step 8 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $84.49	Step 8 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $87.03	Step 8 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $90.07
Step 9	Step 9 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $88.25	Step 9 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $90.90	Step 9 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $94.08
Step 10	Step 10 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2021 $92.07	Step 10 Hourly Rate 3.0% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2022 $94.83	Step 10 Hourly Rate 3.5% Increase Effective Oct. 1, 2023 $98.15

26.05 - Union Dues

A partial-load employee shall pay dues in accordance with Article 10, Union Deduction.

26.06 - Insured Group Benefits

26.06 A - Partial-Load Extended Health, Vision and Hearing Care

The College shall pay 100% of the billed premium of the Extended Health Plan found in Article 19, Other Insurance Plans, for partial-load employees, excluding Vision and Hearing coverage, and subject to the application procedures for this benefit, with the exception of those employees who opt out of the plan because of spousal coverage elsewhere. The College shall provide for access to the Dental, Vision Care, Hearing Care, Critical Illness/Catastrophic Event Insurance and Life Insurance Plans found in Article 19, Other Insurance Plans, for partial-load employees provided the premium is paid by the employee. Details regarding participation, eligibility, waiting period, benefit level and premium sharing are as follows:

partial-load employees extended health care Table

	Extended Health	Vision Care	Hearing Care	Critical Illness/ Catastrophic Event
Required or volunteer participation	Extended Health Participation: Required participation with opt out option	Vision Care Participation: Voluntary if Extended Health elected	Hearing Care Participation: Voluntary if Extended Health elected	Critical Illness/ Catastrophic Event Participation: Voluntary
Eligibility in program	Extended Health Eligibility: All partial-load employees under contract are eligible	Vision Care Eligibilty: All partial-load employees under contract are eligible	Hearing Care Eligibility: All partial-load employees under contract are eligible	Critical Illness/ Catastrophic Event Eligibility: As per full-time employees
Waiting Period	Extended Health waiting period: First of month following the completion of one calendar month	Vision Care Waiting period: First of month following the completion of one calendar month	Hearing Care Waiting period: First of month following the completion of one calendar month	Critical Illness/ Catastrophic Event Waiting Period: As per full-time employees
Benefit Level	Extended Health Benefit level: As per full-time employees	Vision Care Benefit Level: As per full-time employees	Hearing Care Benefit Level: As per full-time employees	Critical Illness/ Catastrophic Event Benefit Level: As per full-time employees
Premium Sharing	Extended Health Premium Sharing: 100% employer paid	Vision Care Premium Sharing: 100% employee paid	Hearing Care Premium Sharing: 100% employee paid	Critical Illness/ Catastrophic Event Premium Sharing: 100% employee paid

26.06 B - Partial-Load Dental Care

partial-load employees dental plan Table

Terms	Dental Plan
Dental Plan Participation	Dental Plan Participation: Voluntary
Dental Plan Eligibility	Dental Plan Eligibility: All partial-load employees under contract are eligible
Dental Plan Waiting Period	Dental Plan Waiting Period: First of month following the completion of six calendar months
Dental Plan Benefit Level	Dental Plan Benefit Level: As per full-time employees
Dental Plan Premium Sharing	Dental Plan Premium Sharing: 100% employee paid

26.06 C - Partial-Load Life Insurance Plans

Terms	Basic and AD & D	Supplementary Employee and Dependent	Optional
Life Insurance Participation	Basic and AD & D Participation:Voluntary	Supplementary Employee and Dependent Participation: Voluntary	Optional Participation: Voluntary
Life Insurance Eligibility	Basic and AD & D Eligibility: All partial-load employees under contract	Supplementary Employee and Dependent Eligibility: All partial-load employees under contract up to age 65	Optional Eligibility: All partial-load employees under contract up to age 65
Life Insurance Waiting Period	Basic and AD & D Waiting Period: First of month following the completion of one calendar month	Supplementary Employee and Dependent Waiting Period: First of month following the completion of one calendar month	Optional Waiting Period: First of month following the completion of one calendar month
Life Insurance Benefit Level	Basic and AD & D Benefit Level: As per full-time employees	Supplementary Employee and Dependent Benefit Level: As per full-time employees	Optional Benefit Level: As per full-time employees
Life Insurance Premium Sharing	Basic and AD & D Premium Sharing: 100% employee paid	Supplementary Employee and Dependent Premium Sharing: 100% employee paid	Optional Premium Sharing: 100% employee paid

26.06 D - Partial-Load Group Insurance - Bridging Benefit

If upon termination of a contract, there is:
1) A written contract of future partial-load employment; or
2) a commitment in writing by the College and the partial-load employee to future partial-load employment, not more than 5 months after the termination of the contract, which will be confirmed in a future contract, the employee, by paying 100% of the premiums for the benefits, may continue participation throughout the period between contracts in any group insurance plan in which that employee was participating.

Where the College is anticipating re-employment of a partial-load employee within 5 months, the College shall provide a written contract or written offer of future employment upon termination.

Any written contract or written offer from the College of future partial-load employment is conditional on the College subsequently determining there is sufficient enrolment to warrant the assignment being offered.

If an employee is re-employed within 6 months of the end of any contract, waiting periods for group insurance plans will be waived.

26.07 - Partial-Load Tuition Subsidy & Leaves of Absence

The College shall provide partial-load employees with access to the rights provided in Article 12, Tuition Subsidy; Article 21, Leaves of Absence; Article 22, Pregnancy and Parental Leave, and Article 23, Prepaid Leave Plan, of this Agreement. Details regarding participation, eligibility, waiting period and benefit level are as follows:

	Partial-Load Tuition Subsidy	Partial-Load Leaves of Absence	Partial-Load Pregnancy and Parental Leave	Partial-Load Prepaid Leave Plan
Tuition Subsidy and Leaves of Absence: Participation	Tuition Subsidy Participation: All partial-load employees under contract	Leaves of Absence Participation: All partial-load employees under contract	Pregnancy and Parental Leave Participation: All partial-load employees under contract	Prepaid Leave Plan Participation: All partial-load employees under contract
Tuition Subsidy and Leaves of Absence: Eligibility	Tuition Subsidy Eligibility: All partial-load employees under contract	Leaves of Absence Eligibility: All partial-load employees under contract	Pregnancy and Parental Leave Eligibility: All partial-load employees under contract	Prepaid Leave Plan Eligibility: All partial-load employees under contract
Tuition Subsidy and Leaves of Absence: Waiting Period	Tuition Subsidy Waiting Period: Nil	Leaves of Absence Waiting Period: Nil	Pregnancy and Parental Leave Waiting Period: Nil	Prepaid Leave Plan Waiting Period: Nil
Tuition Subsidy and Leaves of Absence: Benefit Level	Tuition Subsidy Benefit Level: As provided under Article 12 - Tuition Subsidy Shall be paid for regularly scheduled days of work	Leaves of Absence Benefit Level: As provided under Article 21 - Leaves of Absence Shall be paid for regularly scheduled days of work	Pregnancy and Parental Leave Benefit Level: As provided under Article 22 - Pregnancy and Parental Leave Shall be paid for regularly scheduled days of work SUB payments as per Article 22 of the Agreement and insured benefits, if any, shall not go beyond the end of the employee's contract	Prepaid Leave Plan Benefit Level: As provided under Article 23 - Prepaid Leave Plan Shall be paid for regularly scheduled days of work Monies can only be deferred until the end of the employee's contract

26.08 - Short-Term Disability Plan

26.08 A - 20 Working Days Coverage at 100%

Partial-load employees will be covered by the Short-Term Disability Plan described in Article 17 of this Agreement with the 20 working days of coverage for 100% regular pay to be pro-rated in accordance with the table found in 26.08 B. Details regarding participation, eligibility, waiting period and benefit level are as follows:

	Partial-Load Sick Leave Plan
Sick Leave Plan Participation	Sick Leave Plan Participation: All partial-load employees under contract
Sick Leave Plan Eligibility	Sick Leave Plan Eligibility: All partial-load employees under contract
Sick Leave Plan Waiting Period	Sick Leave Plan Waiting Period: Nil
Sick Leave Plan Benefit Level	Sick Leave Plan Benefit Level: Same as full-time employees except that annual entitlement is pro- rated based on length of contract and number of Teaching Contact Hours in accordance with 26.08 B.

26.08 B - Partial-Load Sick Leave Pro-rating Table (In Hours)

	NUMBER OF WEEKLY CONTACT HOURS
NUMBER OF WHOLE OR PARTIAL CALENDAR MONTHS OF CONTRACT	Number of weekly contact hours: 7	Number of weekly contact hours: 8	Number of weekly contact hours: 9	Number of weekly contact hours: 10	Number of weekly contact hours: 11	Number of weekly contact hours: 12
Number of whole or partial calendar months of contract: 1	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 3	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 3	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 4	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 4	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 4	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 5
Number of whole or partial calendar months of contract: 2	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 6	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 6	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 7	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 8	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 9	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 10
Number of whole or partial calendar months of contract: 3	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 8	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 10	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 11	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 12	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 13	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 14
Number of whole or partial calendar months of contract: 4	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 11	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 13	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 14	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 16	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 18	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 19
Number of whole or partial calendar months of contract: 5	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 14	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 16	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 18	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 20	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 22	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 24
Number of whole or partial calendar months of contract: 6	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 17	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 19	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 22	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 24	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 26	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 29
Number of whole or partial calendar months of contract: 7	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 20	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 22	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 25	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 28	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 31	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 34
Number of whole or partial calendar months of contract: 8	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 22	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 26	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 29	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 32	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 35	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 38
Number of whole or partial calendar months of contract: 9	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 25	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 29	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 32	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 36	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 40	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 43
Number of whole or partial calendar months of contract: 10	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 28	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 32	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 36	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 40	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 44	Number of hours of paid sick leave: 48

26.08 C - Sick Leave Plan – Bridging Benefit

Partial-load employees hired up to and including March 31, 1991 who were re-hired within 6 months of the end of any contract, or who were re-hired within 6 months of the end of any approved leave of absence or where upon termination there was a written contract for future employment as a partial-load employee shall be covered by the cumulative sick leave plan which was in place for the full-time academic employees hired up to and including March 31, 1991. Partial-load employees hired on or after April 1, 1991 are covered by the short-term disability plan described in Article 17 as modified by Articles 26.08 A and 26.08 B but will also enjoy the bridging provisions as set out above.

26.09 - Statutory and College Holidays

Partial-load employees who are under contract on the last working day prior and the working day subsequent to a holiday as defined in Article 16, Holidays, shall be paid for these if they are regularly scheduled teaching days and shall have such day counted for the purposes of service pursuant to Article 26.10 C. Under contract means there is a written contract between the College and the employee. Details regarding participation, eligibility, waiting period and benefit level are as follows:

	Partial-Load Statutory and College Holidays
Statutory and College Holidays Participation	Statutory and College Holidays Participation: All partial-load employees under contract
Statutory and College Holidays Eligibility	Statutory and College Holidays Eligibility: All partial-load employees under contract
Statutory and College Holidays Waiting Period	Statutory and College Holidays Waiting Period: Nil
Statutory and College Holidays Benefit Level	Statutory and College Holidays Benefit Level: Partial-load employees will receive regular pay if: (i) the holiday occurs on a day the employee would have been scheduled to work, and (ii) the employee was in attendance the scheduled day of work, both before and after the holiday.

26.10 - JOB SECURITY

26.10 A - Job Security Application

It is agreed that Article 27, Job Security, has no application to partial-load teachers except as referred to in 27.04 A, 27.06 A (iv), (v), (vi), 27.08 B, 27.11 B and 27.12. Such partial-load teachers may be released upon 30 days’ written notice and shall resign by giving 30 days’ written notice.

26.10 B - Grid Progression

For the purpose of determining the service of a partial-load teacher under 27.06 A (iv), (v), (vi), and 27.08 B and for the purpose of determining progression through the grid ten months of on-the-job experience will entitle the employee to one year of service and to progress one step on the grid, except as noted in 26.10 C.

26.10 C - Credit for Service

On-the-job experience will be calculated as follows: a partial-load teacher will be entitled to credit for service from September 1, 1971 (but not earlier) on the basis of ½ month’s credit for each full month of service up to January 1, 1977 and thereafter on the basis of ½ month’s credit for each calendar month in which the employee teaches 30 hours or more and from October 1, 2017 (but not earlier) on the basis of one month credit for each calendar month in which the employee teaches 30 hours or more up to the day before the release of the 2022 Kaplan Award, and from the date of release of the 2022 Kaplan Award (but not earlier) on the basis of one month credit for each calendar month in which the professor or instructor is teaching 28 hours or more.

26.10 D - Following Calendar Year Registration

In addition to maintaining a record of a partial-load employee’s job experience, the college shall keep a record of the courses that the employee has taught on or after December 20, 2017, in a part-time, partial-load or sessional capacity and the departments/schools where the partial-load employee has taught such courses.

An employee may provide the college with evidence of courses that the employee has taught in a part-time, partial-load, or sessional capacity prior to December 20, 2017.

By April 30th in each year, a currently or previously employed partial-load employee must register their interest in being employed as a partial-load employee in the following academic year and the maximum number of teaching contact hours that they are prepared to teach (to a maximum of 12).

This individual will be considered a registered partial-load employee for the purpose of 26.10 E. For the Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer terms of the 2021-2022 academic year and the Fall 2022 semester, partial-load employees must register no later than October 30, 2021.

Upon request, the College will make available to the Union, 4 weeks after April 30th in each year, a list of the partial-load employees who have registered in accordance with this article and the courses which the partial-load employee has taught on or after December 20, 2017, in a part-time, partial-load or sessional capacity.

26.10 E - Priority Hiring Considerations

Subject to the application of Articles 2.02 and 27.06 commencing in the 2018-2019 academic year, where the school or department within a college determines that there is a need to hire a partial-load employee to teach a course that has previously been taught by that registered partial-load employee, pursuant to 26.10 D in the department/school, it shall give priority in hiring to such partial-load employee if:

They are currently employed, or if they have previously been employed as a partial-load employee for at least eight (8) months of service as defined in 26.10 C within the last four (4) academic years, and
The assignment of such course will not cause the employee to exceed the maximum teaching contact hours for partial-load employees.

Where a school or department determines that there is a need to assign a course on a partial-load basis and a partial-load employee has priority over such a course, the school or department shall offer such employee the maximum number of teaching contact hours from amongst the courses for which they have priority but not exceeding the number of teaching contact hours that the partial load employee has indicated their preparedness to teach. Where the assignment of one or more courses is cancelled the school or department shall not be required to reassign or redistribute courses.

The offer of partial-load employment is conditional on the college subsequently determining there is sufficient enrolment to warrant the assignment being offered. Where two (2) or more partial-load employees would be entitled to be offered the course assignment, the employee with the most service will be offered the first opportunity.

The College shall not circumvent the priority established pursuant to this article by assigning a new course code or name to a course unless there has been a major revision of the course or curriculum.

NEW: 26.10 F

Where a partial-load employee advises the College that the employee has:

given birth to a child and has not worked for a period of up to 78 weeks from the date of birth; or 20
has become a parent, not by giving birth, and has not worked for a period of up to 63 weeks from the date that the child has come into the custody, care and control of the employee for the first time;
The College will extend the period in 26.10 E i) by such period that the employee has not worked.

NEW: 26.10 G

It is understood that a partial-load employee’s priority in hiring provided for in article 26.10 E shall cease to apply where the partial load employee is terminated from employment for cause, which termination is not reversed pursuant to the grievance and arbitration procedure in article 32.