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Revenues from Commercialization of Intellectual Property

Commercialization by the Employee – Where the Employee is responsible for Commercialization, the Employee agrees to remit to the Employer a sum equal to 25% of the Net Income resulting from Commercialization activities in excess of the first $10,000 which shall accrue to the Employee. Employees agree to submit a report containing an outline of […]

Responsibilities of the Research Services Head for Career Development Meetings

The Head shall assess and comment on the four areas of performance outlined in Article 51.83 in a written letter to the Employee sent by 15 June. If the Head assesses performance to be unsatisfactory in any of the four areas, the Head shall provide reasons for the assessment and outline the agreed upon plan […]

No Discrimination and Employment Equity

University Workforce Survey Report By 1 July 2023 and every two (2) years subsequent, Human Resources shall prepare a report based on the data obtained under Article 3.51 that identifies which of the designated groups in Article 3.20 are under-represented at the University using the benchmark data provided by the Employment Equity Committee. The report […]

No Discrimination and Employment Equity

The EEC shall by 1 July of each year, provide an annual report on the committee’s activities and recommendations to the Provost and the President of the Association; (Art. 3.61(f))

Renewal, Tenure and Promotion

The qualifications for promotion to Assistant Professor shall be possession of an earned doctorate or its equivalent as specified in Article 12.83 (a). According to whether all degree requirements are successfully completed before or after 31 December, such promotion shall become effective either the previous 1 July or the following 1 July. (Art. 12.93)

Leaves, Absences, Vacations and Exchanges

The Dean shall maintain a record of the sabbatical credit balance for all Employees in their Faculty or the Research Services Sector, and annually provide a copy of sabbatical credit balance to the Heads. By 1 July of each year, Heads shall review each Employee’s sabbatical credit balance with the Employee and the Dean shall […]

Professional and Personal Development Allowances

Beginning 1 July 2021, the Employer shall pay to tenure-stream Professors and to Librarians and Archivists with probationary or continuing appointments a minimum of $3,500 in start-up funds upon their first day of employment. (Art. 25.40)

Phased in Retirement

Phased-In Retirement shall commence either on 1 July or 1 January. At the end of the phased-in period, the Employee shall retire. (Art. 38.41(c))

Mode of Appointments

The President shall provide to each new or reappointed Instructor a letter of appointment which shall include the following: appointments normally begin on 1 July, but they may become effective on other dates; if so, Instructors shall enjoy all appropriate benefits from the date of appointment. When an appointment begins after 1 July but before […]

Instructor Sabbatical Leave

Instructor leaves must be taken either between 1 July and 31 December or 1 January and 30 June of the academic year in which the leave is granted. Instructors who are eligible for a six- (6) month leave on 1 July of an academic year, but opt to take their leave from 1 January to […]

Policies and Practices in the Library

While generally responsible for communication, organization and administration within the Library’s Research Services Sector, Research Services Head shall exercise the following particular responsibilities: Prepare, after consultation with the Librarians and the Dean, an allocation of Library responsibilities. This consultation shall be made as early as possible. It shall normally be completed by the first day […]

University Workforce Survey Report

By 31 July 2023 and 1 July every two (2) years subsequent, Human Resources shall prepare a report based on the data obtained under Article 3.51 that identifies which of the designated groups in Article 3.20 are under-represented at the University using the benchmark data provided by the Employment Equity Committee. The report shall provide […]