CUPE Local 3904 Unit 1 Salary Guidelines
Minima and Maxima
The base salary minima and base salary maxima shall be as follows:
August 16, 2014 to
August 15, 2015
August 16, 2015
to August 15,
2016
August 16, 2016 to August
15, 2017
Base Salary
Minima
$62,397.34
$63,333.30
$64,441.63
Base Salary
Maxima
$79,799.20
$80,996.18
$82,413.61
Across-the-Board Adjustments:
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On August 16, 2014 each Contract Lecturer who was and who continues to be an active
Contract Lecturer will receive an Across-the-Board increase of 1.25%.
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On August 16, 2015 each Contract Lecturer will receive an Across-the-Board increase of
1.5%.
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On August 16, 2016 each Contract Lecturer will receive an Across-the-Board increase of
1.75%.
Service Adjustment
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Contract Lecturers continue to receive an increment (called Service Adjustment). The
service adjustment is a flat amount.
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Eligibility for a service adjustment is based on the existing rules, that is, Contract Lecturers
will be eligible to receive a service adjustment for each two semesters of sessional
appointment and/or for each three semesters of part-time appointments. A reminder that
the Spring/Summer semester is excluded with respect to eligibility for a service
adjustment. As such, only the Fall and/or Winter semesters are included.
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The Service Adjustment amount for August 16, 2014 to August 15, 2015, August 16, 2015
to August 15, 2016 and August 16, 2016 to August 15, 2017 is $2,500.00 for eligible
Contract Lecturers.
1
Starting Salary Flexibility:
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The Dean has the right to hire new Contract Lecturer with a starting salary up to value of
five Service Adjustments (up to $12,500) above the minimum of the Salary scale which is
as follows:
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August 16, 2014 to August 15, 2015 - $74,897.34
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August 16, 2015 to August 15, 2016 - $75,833.30
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August 16, 2016 to August 15, 2017 - $76,941.63
Should the Dean require to hire new hires beyond the value of five Service Adjustments
he/she is to obtain the approval of the Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs. Thereafter, the Dean
will provide the union with the rationale for the salary deviation.
Determining Appointment Salary:
Type of
Appointment
Full sessional
(15 semester
hours)
Two term full
sessional
Reduced
Workload/Parttime
appointments
Salary Formula
Base Annual salary rate + Service Adjustment, if applicable
(subject to the maximum of the salary scale) / 2
Base Annual Salary rate, plus Service Adjustment, if applicable
(subject to the maximum of the salary scale)
(Annual Basic salary rate, plus Service Adjustment, if applicable,
multiplied by the #of semester hours) divided by 30.00 (subject
to the maximum of the salary scale)
Overload Payments:
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Overload rate for a three hour course is $6,300 and this rate is pro-rated based on
the number of hours in the course.
Overload rate of pay does not apply to Contract Lecturers who obtain a separate
contract to teach a Continuing Education course through The Chang School in
addition to their Unit 1 teaching contract.
Contract Lecturers cannot work more than two overload courses (or equivalent) in
any one of the three semesters, i.e.) Fall, Winter, or Spring/Summer (Spring/Summer
is one semester). This applies to total overloads of day and CE course programs or
equivalent.
Replacement Contract Lecturer’s Compensation:
Formula
Compensation for the Total Appointment
period (i.e. for the term/semester)
For full-sessional (15 semester hour)
appointment – Base Annual Salary X 2
For reduced workload and part-time
appointments (< 15 semester hours) Base Annual Salary times # of semester
hours divided by 30.00
And then
Value of one week
Compensation for the Total Appointment
Period divided by 18
And then
Replacement Contract Lecturer’s
Compensation
Value of One Week multiplied by the
number of weeks remaining in the contract
weeks to a maximum of 18 weeks.
Compensation-in-lieu of Benefits:
 Compensation-in-lieu of benefits rate is 2.50% of the Contract Lecturer’s base salary for the
duration of their appointment.
Salary for Non-Teaching Academic Tasks:
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Creation of a new course - $6,000, one-time lump sum payment
Major revision/change (i.e. more than 50% of the course changes) - $3,000, one-time
lump sum payment
Minor revision/change - $500 to $2,000, one-time lump sum payment
Payment for Duties beyond the Terminal Date of Appointment:
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$100 per hour to Contract Lecturers who are required to participate in and/or complete
activities beyond the terminal date of their appointment.
Two hour minimum payment is required.
April 21, 2015