ETFO Thames Valley Occasional Teachers' Local: Quarantine Pay for TVOT members; Considering Retiring? Public Speaking Workshop; Health Conference for Men;

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Quarantine Pay for TVOT members; Considering Retiring? Public Speaking Workshop; Health Conference for Men;

There are Quarantine Provisions for TVOT Members

Daily OTs:

- if you are directed by the Health Unit to quarantine/self-isolate because of exposure at school, you will be paid during quarantine, based on your average work over the previous 4 weeks

LTOs:

- if you are directed by the Health Unit to quarantine/self-isolate because of exposure at school, code your absence as QUARANTINE and you will be paid with no loss of sick days

- if you fail the self-attestation, code your absence as COVID Personal Sick Absence and you will be paid with deduction of your available sick days

- if your child has been directed to quarantine/self-isolate, LTOs may now code their absence as QUARANTINE and you will be paid during this period with no loss of sick days

As always, contact your Local at etfotvot@gmail.com or 519-641-3936 for more information.

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Thinking About Retiring from Teaching?

Did you know that Occasional Teachers can retire and remain on the OT Roster?

If you are considering retiring within the next 5 years, you may want to participate in one of these upcoming virtual presentations put on by the Ontario Teachers' Federation/OTF, overseers of your Teachers' Pension. Sessions are 1.5 hours in length and each presentations will be the same so select the date that best fits your schedule:

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ETFO Provincial Membership Survey

Provincial ETFO will be emailing an invitation to all members to participate in their 2021 Annual Survey. The process will take less than 5 minutes so we urge all members to participate.

If you do not receive a link, contact ETFO's Member Records team at trecords@etfo.org for access.

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SayOui.ca

The Canadian Parents for French (Ontario) organization has launched a new web portal to interest more Teachers to become French qualified. With the demand for French immersion classes growing by almost 6% a year, this useful site sets out the path and provides resources for those wishing to help fill the need. For more information just click Say Oui!

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