" To the extent reasonably possible, work-related communications via any medium should only be sent, received, and checked during an employee’s established working hours.
“After Hours” generally means from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday to Friday and from Friday 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. This definition will be varied depending on the working hours of different employees and is subject to the obligation to be available for After Hours emergencies.
“Disconnect from Work” means not engaging in work-related communications, including emails, telephone calls, video calls, text messages, or the sending or reviewing of other messages, so as to be free from the performance of work.
There will be no consequence or penalty for staff who do not respond to after-hours communication, subject to the requirements related to emergency communications."
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Columbia Outlet Store Invitation to TVOT Members
Members may not be aware that ETFO Provincial has resources available that examine environmental issues and provide materials and links to organizations working to protect the environment. Here are some of those links:
- Info on significant environmental dates
- ETFO Articles on the environment
- Links to environmental organizations
- ETFO AQ on Environment and Climate Justice
- Climate Change Primer
- Environmentally and socially active communities
- Social justice, equity and environment calendar
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OCT and the Sexual Abuse Prevention Program (SAPP)
OCT has been clear that they want all Teachers/Occasional Teachers to complete OCT's Sexual Abuse Prevention Program/SAPP. To that end, TVDSB will accept completion of SAPP as eligible for a half-day of the four half-days of paid PD OTs can access each school year. (Reminder that retirees must reserve one half-day in June for completion of the mandatory online modules that are posted now and must be completed by June 30, 2022.
To request payment, log into the Employee Portal > Conference Session Registration > Elementary Occasional Teacher PD 2021-2022 and register for the OCT Abuse Prevention Program. Once you have finished, submit the online reflection form to Staff Development along with a screen shot of the accreditation noted on your OCT. This will confirm your successful completion. Members who have already completed SAPP and have not used all of their paid PD, can follow the same steps and will be eligible for the half-day of pay. Those who still have not competed SAPP by next school year can use a half-day from the 2022 -2023 allotment and the Board will accept their completion for the first few weeks of September. NB: Those who are in LTOs next September can complete the program on the first PD Day at their schools.
ETFO Provincial assures the Local that government officials have reiterated that completion is not mandatory for those who were certified before January 2022 however the OCT website will reflect that this training is "incomplete" for members who chose not to participate.
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Did you know that for purposes of Employment Insurance, TVDSB reports a day of work as 8 hours.
In recent years, Canada has seen an alarming rise in the theft of
catalytic converters, particularly since the start of the pandemic. Let’s take a look at what a
catalytic converter is, why thieves are targeting it, and what you can do to
protect yourself against catalytic converter theft.
Read more at www.otip.com/article147.
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June 8, 2022 is Clean Air Day in Canada
