- Just a reminder that daily OTs, have access to the province's Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave /PIDEL if they have had to cancel a job in TVARRIS
- If a daily OT has contracted Covid at school, then they can apply for pay based on the average number of days that they have worked as set out in Covid Protocol 2A Staff Absence Coding, bullet 2.5:
2.5. Staff impacted by a school exposure to COVID-19 and required to quarantine/selfisolate will be paid quarantine leave for the duration of the leave. Those in an LTO/LTA will continue to be paid based on their LTO/LTA. Temporary and Occasional employees that are required to quarantine/self-isolate as a direct result of a school exposure will be paid the average hours, they have worked over the previous 4 weeks during the
isolation period.
- LTOs have access to paid Quarantine Leave as set out in the Board's same Covid Protocol, 2A Staff Absence Coding.
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We Have Winners!
The TVOT Local is pleased to announce the five winners randomly drawn from the hundreds who participated in last month's Membership Survey. These lucky TVOT members each won $100:
- Erin Damm
- Linda Lewis
- Lisa Phillips
- Sarah Quartel
- Patricia Roberston
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- There is no penalty for booking off on TVARRIS so please make sure to make yourself "Unavailable" even for 1 day so that the system can operate most efficiently.
- Rumour has it that there is a flood of Teacher candidates on temporary certificates, teaching as elementary OTs in TVDSB. The fact is that there are fewer than 30 people in this category. Currently we have more than 1800 members, however we are unable to fill all the Teachers absences each month so there is plenty of work for everyone.
- TVDSB will allow OTs to access their paid PD days to complete OCT's Sexual Abuse Prevention Program / SAPP. Log into the Employee Portal > Conference Session Registrations to see how you can be compensated for this half-day as part of your paid PD alottment. This is retroactive for those who have already done the program. Members in LTOs next September will have an opportunity to complete SAPP on the PD Day at the start of school and daily OTs who still need to do SAPP, will have the first couple of weeks in September to follow the process above and submit a claim for a half-day.
- TVOT members are eligible for a Retention Stipend of up to $450 if they take daily assignments at certain schools/specific days. For more information check out our Wednesday Blog of March 9th!
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Tuesday, May 31st, 4:30pm
ETFO TVOT Spring General Meeting
Banquet and Elections
How wonderful it will be to come together again in person and spend time with other Occasional Teacher colleagues! Being an OT is very isolating - we only belong to a school on a temporary basis and we seldom get to compare notes with other OTs so take this opportunity to mingle with your peers.
Registration details will follow but please set aside this date and plan to join us for a lovely dinner (at no cost) with time to socialize before the business of the Local commences. The Lamplighter is a lovely facility and we always enjoy their large meeting spaces and wonderful meals.
Elections will be held that evening for all positions so you may want to consider being a part of this progressive team.
Meetings are held monthly after school at our office with a dinner provided.
Have a say in the business of the Local that determines your working conditions - Run for office!
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Will a Speed Camera Ticket make my insurance rate go up?
You arrive home after a long day of work and check your mailbox. Inside, you find a ticket from a speed camera with a photo of your vehicle driving above the posted limit. Let’s address some commonly asked questions about speed camera tickets.
Read more at www.otip.com/article142.
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