New Teacher Orientation October 22 Agenda 1 Welcome

New Teacher Orientation October 22

Agenda 1. Welcome 2. How D 16 Works For You 3. Greetings from the YRDSB 4. Provincial Office, Boundaries 5. Provincial Benefits & LTD 6. Mid-Year Transfers/Updating your FTE/Staffing 7. Educators Financial 8. Leaves 9. NTIP 10. Health & Safety

Welcome From President Sandy Glassford

How District 16 Works For You Let us not take thought for our separate interests, but let us help one another.

District 16 Executive ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES Sandy Glassford Katrina Collins (SDSS) Newbury (TSS) VP Diane Truong James Lane (TDSS) Blair Vowles (KHS) President Muna Kadri 1 st VP VP Marsha Bloom (NSS) VP Darryl Terry Price (OT) Treasurer OT President Provincial Councilor

District 16 Executive APPOINTED POSITIONS Doug Brydie Chief Negotiator Gerry Harrison Executive Officer Vanessa Stoby CPAC & Excel in Ed Michelle Best (VSS) Educational Services Status of Women Nicole Baxter (MCI) Human Rights Officer

Branch (School) Executive Branch President Excellence In Education Rep Vice President Status of Women Rep Treasurer Human Rights Rep Secretary School Council Rep Educational Services Rep CPAC Rep (Communication/Political Action Staffing Committee – Branch President + 2 or 3 members (All positions are elected)

Ask Your Branch President Contract questions Member / Admin issues Member / Member issues Health and Safety concerns General questions

District Office Services Staffing issues • contract and occasional teachers Contract maintenance • district specific • negotiations Educational Services • conference funding Protective Services • representation of members

District Office Communication • OSSTF will not communicate with members using their board email address so make sure to provide us your personal email address today. OSSTF publications: Weekly email Monthly Signal Newsletter Twitter: @d 16 osstf Facebook Instagram: district 16 osstf

Reading Your Paystub

Ø Your first pay cheque every year will be paid on the first Friday after Labour Day. Ø Every 2 weeks you will be paid 3. 85% of your salary with all remaining funds owed to you paid by the last pay in June. Ø No pay will be deposited into your accounts in July and August. Ø Paystubs are posted to the BWW.

Basic Pay: 3. 85% of your annual basic salary Income tax, CPP, EI Dental Benefits: rate dependent on FTE Health Benefits: rate dependent on FTE Pension contributions: 10. 4% of the first $55, 900 you earn and 13% on everything after LTD: 1. 58% of annual earnings Federation Fee Levy: $15, once a year Federation Fee: 1. 6% of annual earnings

Calculate your daily rate of pay: Annual salary/194= daily rate of pay Example: 50, 000/194= $257. 73

Greetings From The YRDSB Karen Friedman

Provincial Office Services & Boundaries

Provincial Benefits

OSSTF Benefits Plan The plan is administered by OTIP, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to Ontario education workers, created and governed by OSSTF and Ontario’s three other education affiliates. It’s a plan tailor-made for eligible OSSTF members and one that provides you and your family with valuable financial protection.

OSSTF Benefits Plan Monthly Member Share Health Dental . 333 FTE . 5 FTE . 667 FTE 1. 0 FTE Single $87. 16 $67. 24 $47. 32 $7. 61 Family $217. 89 $168. 10 $118. 31 $19. 03 Single $45. 87 $35. 39 $24. 91 $4. 01 Family $114. 68 $88. 48 $62. 27 $10. 02

OSSTF Benefits Plan Ø The benefit year starts September 1 and ends on August 31, except where otherwise indicated. Ø The plan has no overall deductibles or waiting periods. Ø All OSSTF members are covered by basic life and accident insurance which is the equivalent of approximately two times your annual salary.

Long Term Disability (LTD)

Long Term Disability In the event that you become sick for a prolonged period of time you are all enrolled in a long term disability plan administered by OTIP. Present Rates: After 110 working days or expiration of sick leave (131 days) you are entitled to receive 50% of salary at a cost to you of 1. 58% of your salary per year.

Long Term Disability Ø Definition of disability: unable to do at least 60% of your “job” Ø After 2 years on LTD a change of definition occurs: not able to do any occupation Ø All medicals must be from a treating specialist Ø Benefits are covered for 2 years while on LTD Ø Pension is “covered”

Mid-Year Transfers, Updating Your FTE, Staffing

Educators Financial

Grid

Leaves

Personal Illness Ø 11 Personal Illness Days at 100% pay. Ø 120 Days at 90% pay. Any of your 11 days left over from the previous year can be used to top up your 90% pay to 100%. Each left over day converts 10 days to 100%.

Personal Illness Ø Personal illness days can be used if you are too sick to be at work or if you have a medical appointment. Ø While the board can request a medical note for any personal illness day, they usually only do so if a pattern is established or a member is absent 5 days in a month.

Bucket Days ØWe do not have ‘personal’ days that can be used at the discretion of employees. ØWe do have 5 Bucket Days that can be used for specific reasons that are not personal illness.

Bucket Days Ø the severe illness or death of a mother, father, spouse, child, sibling (maximum 3 days/year) Ø writing of examinations (maximum 1 day per exam) Ø teacher's own convocation or convocation of teacher's spouse, teacher's son, teacher's daughter, (maximum 1 day for each occasion) Ø moving (maximum 1 day per year) Ø funeral (maximum 1 day per occasion)

Faith Days Ø Must be faith based and not cultural based Ø Some grey area regarding days with a combination of faith and cultural components Ø Board can ask for further explanation when applying for first faith day (i. e. new hires), day not previously taken or significant break in applying for a day (i. e. first time taking after 10 years) Ø Maximum 3 days, with 2 more available from Bucket Days

Faith Days Maternity/Parental/Infant Care Leave Ø Up to 18 months of maternity/parental leave is available. Ø Up to 6 months of infant care leave is available to members that have been employed by the board for at least 2 years.

Faith Days Deferred Salary Plan

NTIP

Health & Safety