COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT Between UPPER GRAND …

1 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT Between UPPER GRAND DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD (hereinafter referred to as the Board ) and OSSTF, OFFICE clerical AND technical BARGAINING UNIT (hereinafter referred to as the Union ) September 1, 2014 August 31, 2017 Table of Contents PART A: CENTRAL COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT .. 8 STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT (ALL JOB CLASSIFICATIONS) .. 9 Separate Central and Local terms ..9 Implementation ..9 Parties ..9 Single COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT ..9 LENGTH OF TERM/NOTICE TO BARGAIN/RENEWAL (ALL JOB CLASSIFICATIONS) .. 9 Term of AGREEMENT ..9 Amendment of Terms ..9 Notice to Bargain ..9 DEFINITIONS .. 10 CENTRAL LABOUR RELATIONS COMMITTEE .. 10 CENTRAL GRIEVANCE PROCESS .. 11 Definitions .. 11 Central Dispute Resolution Committee.

2 11 French Language .. 12 Grievance Shall Include .. 13 Referral to the Committee .. 13 Voluntary Mediation .. 13 Selection of the 13 EXTENDED MANDATORY ENROLLMENT IN OMERS (for employees not currently enrolled) .. 14 SPECIALIZED JOB CLASSES .. 14 WORK YEAR .. 14 VESTED RETIREMENT GRATUITY VOLUNTARY EARLY PAYOUT .. 14 BENEFITS .. 15 Funding .. 15 Cost Sharing .. 15 Payment in Lieu of Benefits .. 15 STATUTORY LEAVES OF ABSENCE/SEB .. 15 Family Medical Leave or Critically Ill Child Care Leave .. 15 Supplemental Employment Benefits (SEB) .. 16 SICK LEAVE .. 16 Sick Leave/Short Term Leave and Disability Plan .. 16 a) Sick Leave Benefit Plan .. 16 Table of Contents 2 b) Sick Leave Days .. 17 c) Short-Term Leave and Disability Plan (STLDP) .. 17 d) Eligibility and 17 e) Short-Term Leave and Disability Plan Top-up.

3 18 f) Sick Leave and STLDP Eligibility and Allocation for Employees in a Term Assignment .. 18 g) Administration .. 19 h) Pension Contributions While on Short Term Disability .. 19 MINISTRY INITIATIVES .. 20 APPENDIX A RETIREMENT GRATUITIES .. 21 A. Sick Leave Credit-Based Retirement Gratuities (where applicable) .. 21 B. Other Retirement Gratuities .. 21 APPENDIX B ABILITIES FORM .. 22 LETTER OF AGREEMENT #1 .. 24 RE: Sick Leave .. 24 LETTER OF AGREEMENT #2 .. 25 RE: Benefits .. 25 LETTER OF AGREEMENT #3 .. 33 RE: Regulated Support Staff Compensation Sub-Committee .. 33 LETTER OF AGREEMENT #4 .. 34 RE: Job Security .. 34 LETTER OF AGREEMENT #5 .. 36 RE: Early Childhood Educators Work Group .. 36 LETTER OF AGREEMENT #6 .. 37 Re: Pr ovincial Health and Safety Working Group .. 37 LETTER OF AGREEMENT #7.

4 38 RE: Scheduled Unpaid Leave Plan .. 38 LETTER OF AGREEMENT #8 .. 40 RE: Status Quo Central Items .. 40 LETTER OF AGREEMENT #9 .. 41 RE: Status Quo Central Items as Modified by this AGREEMENT .. 41 LETTER OF AGREEMENT #10 .. 45 RE: Long Term Disability (LTD) Plan Working Group .. 45 LETTER OF AGREEMENT #11 .. 46 Re: Additional Professional Activity (PA) Day .. 46 LETTER OF AGREEMENT #12 .. 47 Table of Contents 3 RE: Children s Mental Health, Special Needs and Other Initiatives .. 47 LETTER OF AGREEMENT #13 .. 48 RE: Violence Prevention Training .. 48 PART B: LOCAL COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT .. 49 L ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE .. 50 L ARTICLE 2 RECOGNITION .. 50 L ARTICLE 3 UNION RIGHTS .. 50 L ARTICLE 4 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS .. 51 L ARTICLE 5 NO DISCRIMINATION .. 51 L ARTICLE 6 JUST CAUSE.

5 52 L ARTICLE 7 PERSONNEL FILE .. 53 L ARTICLE 8 STRIKE AND LOCKOUT .. 53 L ARTICLE 9 UNION MEMBERSHIP AND CHECK-OFF .. 53 L ARTICLE 10 LABOUR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE .. 54 L ARTICLE 11 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT .. 54 L ARTICLE 12 PROBATIONARY PERIOD .. 54 L ARTICLE 13 BEREAVEMENT LEAVE .. 54 L ARTICLE 14 MISCELLANEOUS LEAVES OF ABSENCE .. 55 L ARTICLE 15 LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY .. 56 L ARTICLE 16 UNION LEAVE .. 57 L ARTICLE 17 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE .. 58 L ARTICLE 18 PATERNAL LEAVE .. 60 L ARTICLE 19 LEAVES GENERAL .. 60 L ARTICLE 20 INCLEMENT WEATHER .. 60 L ARTICLE 21 PREGNANCY LEAVE .. 61 L ARTICLE 22 STATUTORY PARENTAL LEAVE .. 63 L ARTICLE 23 EXTENDED PREGNANCY/PARENTAL LEAVE .. 64 L ARTICLE 24 FAMILY CARE LEAVE .. 64 L ARTICLE 25 DEFERRED SALARY LEAVE PLAN.

6 65 Table of Contents 4 L ARTICLE 26 WSIB/LTD .. 66 L ARTICLE 27 WSIB SUPPLEMENT .. 67 L ARTICLE 28 SICK 67 L ARTICLE 29 RETIREMENT GRATUITIES .. 67 L ARTICLE 30 MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS/REPORTS .. 67 L ARTICLE 31 EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REDUCTION .. 68 L ARTICLE 32 TRANSFERS .. 68 L ARTICLE 33 JOB EXCHANGE PROGRAM .. 68 L ARTICLE 34 JOB POSTINGS .. 69 L ARTICLE 35 TEMPORARY POSITIONS OUTSIDE THE BARGAINING UNIT .. 70 L ARTICLE 36 JOB EVALUATION AND RE-EVALUATION .. 71 L ARTICLE 37 JOB PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS .. 71 L ARTICLE 38 HOURS OF WORK .. 72 L ARTICLE 39 OVERTIME .. 73 L ARTICLE 40 RECOGNIZED PAID HOLIDAYS .. 73 L ARTICLE 41 PAID VACATIONS .. 74 L ARTICLE 42 ALLOWANCES .. 76 L ARTICLE 43 HEALTH & SAFETY .. 76 L ARTICLE 44 SENIORITY.

7 77 L ARTICLE 45 LAYOFF AND RECALL .. 78 L ARTICLE 46 CO-OP STUDENTS .. 81 L ARTICLE 47 VOLUNTEERS .. 81 L ARTICLE 48 PENSION PLAN .. 81 L ARTICLE 49 INSURED EMPLOYEE BENEFITS .. 82 L ARTICLE 50 EMPLOYEE Family ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EFAP) .. 83 L ARTICLE 51 PAY SCHEDULE .. 83 L ARTICLE 52 REDEPLOYMENT COMMITTEE .. 83 L ARTICLE 53 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS .. 83 L ARTICLE 54 JOB DESCRIPTIONS .. 83 Table of Contents 5 L ARTICLE 55 MEDICAL PROCEDURES .. 84 L ARTICLE 56 SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS .. 84 L ARTICLE 57 LIABILITY COVERAGE .. 84 L ARTICLE 58 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT .. 84 L ARTICLE 59 TUITION/RETRAINING .. 85 L ARTICLE 60 ITINERANT EMPLOYEES .. 86 L ARTICLE 61 DEFINITIONS .. 86 L ARTICLE 62 REPLACEMENT STAFF .. 87 L ARTICLE 63 ATTENDANCE SUPPORT.

8 87 L ARTICLE 64 CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECK .. 88 L ARTICLE 65 COMPASSIONATE CARE LEAVE .. 88 L ARTICLE 66 - HARASSMENT .. 88 L ARTICLE 67 - PANDEMIC .. 89 L ARTICLE 68 ACCOMMODATING EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES .. 89 L ARTICLE 69 AMENDMENTS .. 89 L ARTICLE 70 DURATION AND TERMINATION .. 89 L SCHEDULE A SALARY AND CATEGORY LEVEL .. 91 L SCHEDULE B CASUAL EMPLOYEES .. 92 L LETTER OF AGREEMENT .. 95 RE: SYSTEM STAFFING GENERATOR .. 95 L LETTER OF AGREEMENT .. 96 RE: SECONDARY SECRETARIAL POSITIONS .. 96 L LETTER OF AGREEMENT .. 97 RE: SCHOOL OFFICE STAFFING COMMITTEE .. 97 L 98 RE: VOLUNTEERS IN SCHOOLS .. 98 L LETTER OF AGREEMENT .. 99 RE: CLARIFICATION OF BARGAINING UNIT SCOPE .. 99 L 100 RE: HEAD LICE .. 100 L 101 Table of Contents 6 RE: MEDICAL PROCEDURES.

9 101 L LETTER OF AGREEMENT .. 103 RE: CONTRACTING 103 L LETTER OF AGREEMENT .. 104 RE: POSITIONS POSTED ACCORDING TO L ARTICLE 34 .. 104 L LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING .. 105 RE: COMMITTEE ON AREA REORGANIZATION .. 105 L LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING .. 106 RE: PAY EQUITY .. 106 L APPENDIX 1 .. 107 SALARY GRIDS .. 107 SIGNATURES .. 121 PART C: Retained for Historical Reference Purposes Only .. 122 2017-2019 Extension AGREEMENT .. 131 Table of Contents 7 PART A: CENTRAL COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT TERMS NEGOTIATED CENTRALLY Between COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES ASSOCIATION (CTA/CAE) AND ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS FEDERATION (OSSTF/FEESO) EDUCATION WORKERS Table of Contents 8 STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT (ALL JOB CLASSIFICATIONS) Separate Central and Local terms a) The COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT shall consist of 2 (two) parts: Central Terms and Local Terms.

10 Implementation a) Central Terms may include provisions respecting the implementation of central terms by the school board and, where applicable, the bargaining agent. Any such provision shall be binding on the school board and, where applicable, the bargaining agent. Parties a) The parties to the COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT are the school board and the bargaining agent. b) Central COLLECTIVE bargaining shall be conducted by the central employer and employee bargaining agencies representing the local parties. Single COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT a) Central terms and local terms shall together constitute a single COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT . LENGTH OF TERM/NOTICE TO BARGAIN/RENEWAL (ALL JOB CLASSIFICATIONS) Term of AGREEMENT a) The term of this COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT , including central terms and local terms, shall be for a period of three (3) years from September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2017, inclusive.