GTA Collective

Agreement
2012 2015
February 2013

Human Resources/SGPS

Todays Agenda
Welcome and Introductions
Overview of Negotiations
Review of Significant Changes to the Collective
Agreement
Implementation

Negotiating Team
Linda Miller

- SGPS

Ron Wagler

- SGPS

Mihaela Harmos

- SGPS

Jennifer Schroeder
Jane OBrien

- HR
- HR

Negotiations
Reached agreement over nine days between
August and November
New Agreement ratified by GTA Union in
December 2012 and by Board of Governors
in January 2013
New Collective Agreement effective
September 1, 2012

Significant Changes
to the Collective
Agreement

Important Notes - General

There has been a renumbering of almost all articles of
the Collective Agreement.
Some minor language and title changes (for example,
Grievance and Arbitration have been combined).
Addition of a number of new definitions and some
amendments (for example, hourly rate of pay).
Some Letters of Understanding have been
incorporated into the body of the Agreement (clarity
notes, exempt payments).

Appointments Article 13
Addition of 13.02 (a) (i) to address direct entry
PhD graduate students a guarantee of annual
GTAships for 5 years (15 terms).
New 13.10 to address cancellation of
appointments will payment of one-eighth of the
total salary to the GTA for a position that is
offered in writing and cancelled without another
position being found.

Hours of Work Article 17

17.01 defines full GTAship as an average of 10 working hours per week,

normally for a maximum of 140 hours per term and 280 hours per annum.

Some language changes in article.

17.05 (b) requires the course supervisor to meet with the GTA around the
mid-point of the appointment to review the Duties Specification Agreement
(DSA)(new version in Agreement).

17.05 (c) provides that the course supervisor and GTA may agree to
amend the DSA by redistributing hours across existing assigned duties.
Concerns will be addressed with the Director of Administration for SGPS.

Overtime is in 17.06 now 1.5 times the hourly rate of pay as per
Employment Standards Act; will be based on total earnings.

Pay Rates Article 18

2013-2014

2012-2013
Hours/Wk

$ Term
Amount

Hours/Wk

$ Term
Amount

0.5-0.9

63

0.5-0.9

67

1-1.9

126

1-1.9

135

2-2.9

252

2-2.9

269

3-3.9

377

3-3.9

404

4-4.9

503

4-4.9

538

5-5.9

629

5-5.9

673

6-6.9

755

6-6.9

807

7-7.9

881

7-7.9

942

8-8.9

1006

8-8.9

1076

9-9.9

1132

9-9.9

1211

10

1258

10

1345

Pay Rates Article 18

In 2014-2015, a GTAs total salary will be $5983
(for one (1) term at 140 hours, prorated
according to hours per week). The parties agree
that $1433 of this salary (for one (1) term at 140
hours, prorated according to hours per week) is
exempt from the calculation of student support.
18.03 provides that the payments made under
Article 18.02 are exempt from the calculation of
student support (formerly a Letter of
Understanding).

Non-Discrimination/
Harassment Article 20
New article redrafted in accordance with
corporate policy and other Collective
Agreements

Leaves of Absence
Article 25
Rewording of Sick Leave (25.13) to provide up
to five hours paid sick leave per 140 hour
appointment.
New leave for Gender Reassignment Surgery
(25.16) two months leave, with one month
compensated by the Employer at the regular
rate of pay; Rehabilitation Coordinator to be
involved.

New LOU Lead GTA Pilot

Program
SGPS will be working in consultation with
Chairs/Directors/Deans and the Union to
develop a Lead GTA Pilot Program.
A maximum of 8 full GTAs will be appointed in
the Fall of 2013, the cost of which will be shared
by the department/faculty and SGPS.
A working group will be formed.

Implementation

Documents
New Collective Agreement will be finalized
shortly and made available online:
http://www.uwo.ca/hr/working/groups_agreements
.html

Appendices will be sent out electronically.

Letters of Offer
Graduate Program Offer Letter template
Annual Financial Support Letter template

http://grad.uwo.ca/faculty_staff/financial_support/
compensation.html

Questions
Jennifer Schroeder (jschroed@uwo.ca)
Mihaela Harmos (mharmos@uwo.ca)