Common use of Workload Assignment Clause in Contracts

Workload Assignment. ‌ 16.1 The Parties recognize the Employer’s responsibility to determine work assignments. A combination of factors including program delivery model, administrative responsibilities, major program/curriculum development, historical instructional hours and special assignments will be used in assigning workloads. Assignments will be made as provided for in the Faculty Workload Assignment Policy and Procedure. 16.2 If an individual Employee, after consultation with their immediate supervisor, is unsatisfied with their workload assignment, the employee may, as soon as possible, but in any case within five (5) working days of notification of the assignment, or change to the assignment, request a meeting with the Workload Review Committee. The request for a meeting shall be in writing to the chair of the committee and shall specify the basis of the Employee’s dissatisfaction. If there are written submissions from more than one Employee which are substantially similar, the chair of the Workload Review Committee may decide to address them together in a Workload Review Committee meeting if the Employees request this. In this case, the Employees will be represented by no more than three of the Employees who have made submissions. 16.3 The committee shall meet within ten (10) working days of receipt of the request. 16.4 The Workload Review Committee is an ad hoc committee that shall be structured as follows: i) Chair – Vice President, Academic, or designee; ii) A faculty representative appointed by the Faculty Association; and iii) A representative appointed by the ▇▇▇▇ of the relevant program. 16.5 The Employee and the ▇▇▇▇ involved shall have the opportunity to make representations concerning the matter to the committee. The faculty representative and the ▇▇▇▇’▇ representative shall make recommendations to the chair, and the decision of the chair shall be final and binding. The decision shall be delivered to the Employee and to the ▇▇▇▇ or Director of the relevant program no later than five (5) working days after the meeting of the committee. The Employee may appeal to the chair of the Workload Committee if the recommendations of the committee are not carried out.