Article 8 : appointment

8.1.1 Prospective positions within the Bargaining Unit shall be posted on the University’s Human Resources web site.

8.1.2 The positions shall normally be posted for a period of thirty (30) days.

8.1.3 Exceptions to normal posting procedure may arise at times. The Association has to be informed of the posting. The reason for the exception will be provided upon request.

8.1.4 The posting shall be electronic and must indicate:

• the name of the faculty, department or unit; the course code, the section number, when necessary, as well as the title , the number of hours of work and the course schedule, day(s) and hour(s) when available;
• the required qualifications shall be clearly indicated;
• start and termination dates of the posting as well as the type of posting.

8.1.5 A copy of the posting shall be forwarded to the Association no later than the day on which the posting begins.

8.2.1 Applications for posted positions shall be submitted using the Job Application form no later than the date the posting ends and shall be accompanied by a complete updated CV.

8.2.2 It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide all of the information on which the decision to hire will be based, as requested in the job posting as well as their preferences with regards to contract hours and course level.

8.2.3 The Employer considers whenever possible, in the assignment of work, the course selections made by the applicant.

8.2.4 Applicants must notify the Manager in writing of any changes in their availability no later than ten (10) working days prior to the start of the contract when possible. At the discretion of the Employer, applicants who fail to do so may be excluded from employment consideration.

8.3.1 In selecting applicants, the Employer shall select qualified candidates with grandparented rights first and then shall consider applicants who are qualified with the most seniority in the specific program.

8.3.2 The assignment of courses should normally be completed within ten (10) days from the start of the contract. The successful candidate shall receive an offer of employment specifying the terms of employment as follows:

• the course to be taught;
• the date on which the appointment commences and duration of the appointment;
• the date by which the applicant must accept the offer.

8.3.3 Each Term, after all appointments are made pursuant to the posting process, should any additional sections of courses become available, the Employer will first consider qualified applicants with the most seniority from the original posting process for that course prior to posting these courses.

8.3.4 It is understood that based on enrollments, additional sections may be added within the first two (2) weeks of the program. In such cases, teachers for additional sections will be hired so long as they have applied for the position and they are still available to do the work.

8.3.5 For Employment Insurance purposes only, a Member shall be deemed to have worked three times the contracted hours.

8.3.6 An Employee’s appointment is effective on the date specified in the offer of employment.

8.4.1 Members shall accumulate seniority based on the number of teaching hours within each specific program. Seniority shall be accrued from the seniority list in effect at the time of ratification.

8.4.2 By June 30 each year, the University shall submit a seniority list to the Association, including their hours, faculty unit. Errors or omissions must be reported to the Manager at OLBI between June 30 and August 31 of every year.

8.5.1 Each Employee shall receive from the Employer:

• the Internet link to find and view the collective Agreement;
• the Internet link to the APTPUO website;
• an identification card valid for the length of the contract.

8.5.2 Applicants who have not been successful in their application are entitled to know the reasons upon request.

8.6.1 An individual who is not in the Bargaining Unit for a period of twenty-four (24) months or longer shall lose all teaching hours previously accrued unless the Member was on leave as per Article 15.

8.7.1 No later than the last week of the first month in a given Term, an electronic list of all hiring since the last report shall be sent to the Association. This list shall contain the full names of the persons hired, the course code and the number of teaching hours.

8.7.2 Should changes occur in the hiring report posted, the Employer will advise the Association in writing.