Common use of Postings and Appointments Clause in Contracts

Postings and Appointments. 13.01 A qualified full-time graduate student may be offered a teaching assistantship at the time of their admission to their 1st year of study. (a) Every regular full-time graduate student in the Doctoral program who has been employed as a teaching assistant (or research assistant in lieu thereof) during a part of the 1st year of study in that program will be re-employed as an assistant during a part of each of the 3 succeeding years of study subject to their maintaining regular full-time graduate status and to their ability to perform the work. Similarly, students first employed as an assistant in the 2nd year of their program will be re-employed during a part of each of the 2 succeeding years of study subject to their maintaining regular full-time graduate status and to their ability to perform the work, and students first employed in the 3rd year of their program will be re-employed during a part of the 1 succeeding year of study, subject to their maintaining regular full-time graduate status and to their ability to perform the work. (b) Students may defer up to 1 term of their guarantee, subject to approval from their Department. Such approval shall not be unreasonably denied. Students who exercise this right will have their guarantee period extended by 1 term. The Parties will use the Declination/Deferral form found at: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇/employees/labour-relations/cupe-local-3906-unit-1-tas/ (c) An Employee who is offered work in more than 2 separate academic courses per academic term but does not accept will be offered an alternative appointment for the equivalent number of hours of work. The Employee’s refusal to work in more than 2 separate academic courses per academic term will not constitute a refusal of their guarantee. (d) Every regular full-time student, in a Master's program, which is greater than 1 year's approved duration, who has been employed as a Teaching Assistant (or research assistant in lieu thereof) during a part of the 1st year of study in that program, will be re-employed as an assistant during a part of the 1 succeeding year of study, subject to their maintaining regular full-time graduate status and to their ability to perform the work. (e) Teaching assistantship vacancies in each Department (or program) may be offered to qualified 5th or 6th year full time Doctoral students who are registered within that same Department (or program). Such appointments are at the full and exclusive discretion of the Employer. In the event the Employer decides to offer such an appointment, the Department will consider all then current 5th or 6th year full time Doctoral students registered in that Department, with the exception of any student who has indicated in writing that they prefer not to be considered. (f) An employee for whom a release is granted in accordance with Article 7.03 and who possesses a guaranteed TAship (or RAship in lieu) for that academic year under Article 13.02, will have their Guarantee deferred. (g) (i) Re-employment in a succeeding year of study referred to in Article 13.02(a) and (d) will be at the same or greater number of hours as the current teaching assistantship (or research assistantship in lieu thereof), up to a maximum of 260 hours over 2 academic terms.

Postings and Appointments. 13.01 A qualified full-time graduate student may be offered a teaching assistantship at the time of their admission to their 1st year of study. (a) Every regular full-time graduate student in the Doctoral program who has been employed as a teaching assistant (or research assistant in lieu thereof) during a part of the 1st year of study in that program will be re-employed as an assistant during a part of each of the 3 succeeding years of study subject to his/her their maintaining regular full-time graduate status and to his/her their ability to perform the work. Similarly, students first employed as an assistant in the 2nd year of their program will be re-employed during a part of each of the 2 succeeding years of study subject to their maintaining regular full-time graduate status and to their ability to perform the work, and students first employed in the 3rd year of their program will be re-employed during a part of the 1 succeeding year of study, subject to their maintaining regular full-time graduate status and to their ability to perform the work. (b) Students may defer up to 1 term of their guarantee, subject to approval from their Department. Such approval shall not be unreasonably denied. Students who exercise this right will have their guarantee period extended by 1 term. The Parties will use the Declination/Deferral form found at: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇/employees/labour-relations/cupe-local-3906-unit-1-tas/ (c) An Employee who is offered work in more than 2 separate academic courses per academic term but does not accept will be offered an alternative appointment for the equivalent number of hours of work. The Employee’s refusal to work in more than 2 separate academic courses per academic term will not constitute a refusal of their guarantee. (d) Every regular full-time student, in a Master's program, which is greater than 1 year's approved duration, who has been employed as a Teaching Assistant (or research assistant in lieu thereof) during a part of the 1st year of study in that program, will be re-employed as an assistant during a part of the 1 succeeding year of study, subject to his/her their maintaining regular full-time graduate status and to his/her their ability to perform the work. (e) Teaching assistantship vacancies in each Department (or program) may be offered to qualified 5th or 6th year full time Doctoral students who are registered within that same Department (or program). Such appointments are at the full and exclusive discretion of the Employer. In the event the Employer decides to offer such an appointment, the Department will consider all then current 5th or 6th year full time Doctoral students registered in that Department, with the exception of any student who has indicated in writing that they prefer not to be considered. (f) An academic year over which a graduate student takes an approved leave of absence from full- time study In the event an employee takes an approved leave of absence in excess of 3 weeks or under Articles 19.03, 19.04, and 19.05, or is released under Article 7.03 the balance of the assignment may be deferred, at the election of the employee. shall not be counted as 1 of the succeeding years of study referred to in Article 13.02(a) and (b). Such a leave of absence from an academic program of study shall be without pay. An employee for whom a release is granted in accordance with Article 7.03 and who possesses a guaranteed TAship (or RAship in lieu) for that academic year under Article 13.02, will have their Guarantee deferred. (g) (i) Re-employment in a succeeding year of study referred to in Article 13.02(a) and (d) will be at the same or greater number of hours as the current teaching assistantship (or research assistantship in lieu thereof), up to a maximum of 260 hours over 2 academic terms. (ii) The employee may, with the approval of the head of the academic unit in which he/she they is are employed, choose to waive the right to employment provided for under 13.02(a) or