1. What is a charge?
A charge is given to teacher when a full-time workload (FTE) is available in their department; it can also be made up of courses that have become available from other department members’ release-time, and would be called a charge de remplacement.
2. Are hourly paid teachers eligible for insurance?
No, they are not eligible for death, health or disability benefits. (5-5.01)
3. How can we downgrade our insurance module?
In order to downgrade, you may do so only after 3 full years, and this must be done in November.
4. When must we give schooling documents to HR?
Within 30 days of being hired.
5. How can non-tenured teachers get long-term disability insurance?
Within 30 days of a new contract you don’t need medical evidence; within 30 days of a major life event, with a fourth year full-time contract it is automatic.
6. How do tenured teachers get long-term disability?
It is automatic with tenure.
7. Am I eligible for Professional Development (PD)?
Yes, every teacher is eligible pro rata, i.e. according to the percentage of full-time work indicated in your contract.
8. Are leaves available to non-tenured teachers?
Yes. If you are non-tenured and would like to take a leave next semester but do not yet know if you will be full time, you should still ask for the leave. You can be granted a “conditional leave” PD leave, which will only apply if you get a full-time workload for the fall. (7-3.03) Or, you could ask for a workload reduction, conditional to getting a full-time contract for the year (5-14).
Other possibilities, though limited to teachers with 3 years seniority or a full load for 2 years, is the leave without pay (5-15) or the half-time leave without pay (5-16).
*It should be noted that leaves of absence of one semester or more (except for maternity and the extension of maternity leaves) delay the granting of tenure (5-2.02 b) and c)).
9. How to determine my CI (Charge Individuelle) for daytime work?
Appendix I-1 of the Collective Agreement details all the elements that go into this calculation:
# of hours in class (this could be split between lecture, lab or stage)
# of students per class (as of Sept 20th and Feb 15th in fall and winter respectively)`
# of hours of prep work (equal to # periods in different classes per week– if you have 2 lab sections for the same class then this is considered only once)
# of total students you see in a week NES (different factors if NES > 75 or >160)
Below is a CI calculator for 2015-20 that you may use to determine your CI. Contact your VCTA Executive with any questions.
Copy of CI Calculator 2015-20
For various scenarios, see the Dean of Academic Systems’, Sylvie Tardif’s, article in Vanier Academic Voices August 2018.
https://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/psi/files/2018/08/Online-Vanier-Academic-Voices-Vol-1-Issue-2.pdf
10. How may I obtain tenure?
There are 6 different pathways to tenure. Please check out the following table in the FNEEQ link: https://fneeq.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/fr/2009-08_table_obtaining_tenure_xpermanencex.pdf
| OBTAINING TENURE (PERMANENCE) – fneeq.qc.ca
fneeq.qc.ca OBTAINING TENURE (PERMANENCE) 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years or more CLAUSE 5-2.02 a) 2 consecutive contracts in a post TENURE On signing a contract |
- If I feel a colleague’s interactions are disrespectful, or discriminatory, what can I do?
First contact a member of the VCTA Exec as it is our responsibility to promote harmonious relationships and investigate harassment claims. You may also consult the Respect Works page for some useful tools and resources. You may also want to engage the expert assistance of Anuska Martins, our Respectful Learning and Workplace Environment Advisor.
https://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/respect-works/
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Vanier College is committed to providing a respectful, safe and inclusive environment, free from discrimination, harassment and violence. The College recognizes that discrimination and harassment are illegal under the prohibited grounds in the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and the Quebec Labour Standards Act. |