One Year Leave of Absence Deadline; Columbia Sportswear; Compensation during Covid; End of LTO Assignments

The Deadline is December 30th

Under the terms of our Collective Agreement, TVOT members can request up to 2 years leave of absence from the elementary OT List.  To apply, log into the Employee Portal and click on "LaserFiche - Electronic Forms" (blue border on the left hand side) where you can access the "HR Leave Request Form" for a "Leave of absence for one (1) year" under Article L10.16 for the full school year.  The form will ask for the name of your supervisor, Elisha Greenham. 

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Daily OT Compensation for Covid Related Leaves

1) The Provincial government's Infectious Disease Emergency Leave has been extended to July 31/22 and provides up to $200 per day for those who need to quarantine either for themselves or to look after children who must quarantine.  To access the Board's instructions for applying for this leave, refer to the memo of May 31st from Lorraine Stewart McIntyre in the Board's Outlook emails.

2) The Federal government has legislation pending to extend the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit which if passed, would also offer compensation to eligible TVOT members. 

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Did you know about Prep Time Payback?

Article 18.03 provides:

- (b) that when a TVOT member is hired to provide prep time coverage or IPRC coverage, that OT shall be assigned no more than 1 supervisory duty

- (c) that for a full day prep time payback assignment, the TVOT member is to be provided with 40 minutes at the start of the day, to prepare.

Collective Agreement provisions cannot be waived - these are binding conditions of employment agreed to by both the Union and by TVDSB.

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When a LTO Assignment ends before Report Cards

At the end of a long-term assignment, LTOs are expected to leave behind all of their assessments for the returning Teacher. Article L35.00 allows an Administrator to request that the member return for 1 day to assist with report cards after the assignment has ended, and the member will be paid for that day at their LTO grid rate.

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Though your TVOT Office will be closed for the holidays and reopen when school resumes in January, we will monitor emails to the TVOT Local on a weekly basis. 

If you have an emergency that requires ETFO Provincial assistance, please call their office at 1-888-838-3836.

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 2022!