Wednesday, February 14, 2024

April 19 PA Day; Benefits for LTOs; Bill 124 Remedy; Black History Month

- TVDSB has rescheduled the Friday, April 19th PA day to Monday, April 8th due to safety concerns associated with the total solar eclipse that will take place between 2 - 4:30 PM in our region.

- There is still time to register for "Giving Students Voice through Drama", a paid PD event with dinner being hosted by TVOT at the BMO Centre in London on February 28th from 4:30 to 7 PM. Check the TVDSB Employee Portal for more details and registration information.

- Benefits for LTOs cease immediately on completion of the long-term assignment. For those in LTOs with posted end dates, coverage begins immediately but if the assignment end date is indeterminate, eligibility takes 90 calendar days with coverage then retroactively applied to the first day of the LTO.

- T4s for 2023 are now available in the TVDSB Employee Portal. 

Under the terms of ETFO’s 2022-2026 Central Agreement, school boards are responsible for paying members no later than 120 days after the arbitrator’s decision was released on February 9, 2024.  Eligibility for the Bill 124 remedy includes those who worked as ETFO members (in Teacher, daily Occasional Teacher / LTO roles) any time between September 1, 2019 and August 31, 2022. This includes members who received paid sick leave during this period of time. N.B. OTs who worked for other Boards in Ontario should contact those Boards to see how those payments will be processed.

A separate arbitration hearing will be held in September to determine the wage increases that will be applied during the term of the 2022-2026 Collective Agreement. This means ETFO members will be receiving additional increases through a separate arbitration award for the 2022-2026 period, over and above the Bill 124 remedy increases. 

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The 3rd Annual Essence and Culture Awards: February 18, 2024 at Aeolian Hall in London celebrating outstanding people in the black community.



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