ARTICLE 18 - PART-TIME FACULTY SALARIES AND BENEFITS
Note: For group health insurance coverage, please refer to the Memorandum of Understanding on Part-time Faculty Health Insurance Coverage
18.1 Part-time Faculty shall be compensated in accordance with Appendix C and the provisions of this Article. Pay rates in Appendix C will become effective Fall term for each year of this Agreement.
18.11 Pay for courses designated as lecture, laboratory or lecture and laboratory will be paid the corresponding rates in Appendix C based on the number of contact hours as set forth and maintained by the College Curriculum Office.
18.111 The rate for laboratory classes is .74 of the corresponding lecture rate.
18.112 Pay for lecture/laboratory combination courses will be determined as above. The pay rate per contact hour will be based on .25 of the lecture rate and .75 of the laboratory rate in Appendix C.
18.113 The hourly rates in Appendix C also will be used to pay Instructors for pay due when a class is canceled, to pay a substitute, when a course is taught by more than one Instructor, or for modular courses or short term courses.
18.114 If the part-time Faculty member is not eligible for paid leave, the hourly rate will be deducted for any missed class.
18.115 Pay rates for classes with less than ten students may be based on the tutoring rate when Management determines it is preferable to offer the course rather than cancel it due to low enrollments.
18.12 Counselors, Librarians and Tutors shall be paid for all hours worked based on the corresponding hourly rates in Appendix C.
18.13 Canceled Classes or Work Assignments. When Management cancels a class or work assignment, the Faculty shall be paid at the contract rate for all classes that met or days that were worked prior to the cancellation. If the notice of class cancellation is issued less than three working days before the first class meeting, the part-time Faculty shall be paid for contact hours scheduled for the first class session. In the case of non-teaching assignments, the part-time Faculty shall be paid only for the actual number of hours worked.
18.2 Step Placement
18.21 All newly hired part-time Faculty will be placed on Step 1, except where the College has a specific agreement for part-time Faculty in a difficult to recruit subject area as provided in Article 18.4.
18.22 Any continuous appointment, full-time Faculty member who subsequently becomes a part-time Faculty member under this Agreement will be placed on Step 8.
18.23 Part-time Faculty (except Counselors, Librarians, Tutors and those teaching in the TE programs), will progress between pay steps on the basis of accumulated contact hours as follows:
18.231 Movement to Step 2 will occur upon completion of 200 contact hours.
18.232 Movement to Step 3 will occur upon completion of 400 contact hours.
18.233 Movement to Step 4 will occur upon completion of 800 contact hours.
18.234 Movement to Step 5 will occur upon completion of 1200 contact hours.
18.235 Movement to Step 6 will occur upon completion of 1600 contact hours.
18.236 Movement to Step 7 will occur upon completion of 2000 contact hours.
18.237 Movement to Step 8 will occur upon completion of 2400 contact hours.
18.24 Part-time Faculty teaching in the TE programs and part-time Counselors, Librarians and Tutors will progress between pay steps on the basis of years of service as follows:
18.241 Step 1: 0 - 5 years
18.242 Step 2: 5 - 7 years
18.243 Step 3: 7 or more years of service - 10
18.244 Step 4: 10 or more years of service
18.25 Full-time temporary Faculty assignments will count toward the completion of contact hours required for part-time Faculty step movement, beginning with full-time temporary assignments Winter term 1998.
18.26 Step movement will occur at the start of each Fall term. For the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 academic years, step movement will also occur at the start of each Winter term.
18.3 Writing Bonus. Part-time Faculty may qualify for a "writing bonus" in accordance with Articles 5.43 and 6.222. The writing bonus is based on the premise that teaching Faculty will spend at least two hours in writing conferences and writing analysis activities for every three hours of lecture. The writing bonus shall be calculated from the rate for Writing Conferences (Appendix C).
18.4 Market Supplement. In some instances, issues of recruitment or retention created by labor market conditions may make it necessary for the College to make supplements to pay for particular skills or knowledge required in a subject area. When such conditions exist for part-time Faculty, Management may utilize the process in Article 16.442 to propose such supplements for part-time Faculty.
18.5 Tax Deferred Annuity Plans. The College shall make available through payroll deduction, at the option of the employee, a Tax Deferred Annuity Plan (TDA). The TDA plan allows employees to make pre-tax contributions to any of the College-approved, participating investment companies for the purpose of sheltering income to be used at retirement. Part-time Faculty must have completed 600 contact hours to become eligible for participation in this program. Once eligibility is established, the employee may continue to participate without regard to any hours limitations.
18.6 Health Insurance Stipend and Trust
18.61 Contribution for Health Insurance. The Federation shall set up a Trust Fund for members of the bargaining unit for reimbursement of health care premiums. Employees shall be reimbursed by the Federation upon submitting evidence of payment or an invoice for their premium. The part-time Faculty eligible for reimbursement from this fund will be those who
- have been in the bargaining unit for three out of the last four terms,
- have had a workload of over .4 FTE for at least one of the four terms, and
- are currently employed.
Upon agreement by the CAM , the requirements to be eligible to receive a reimbursement from the trust may be modified.
18.62 Health Insurance Trust Fund. The College will provide to the Health Insurance Trust Fund the following amounts to provide health insurance assistance to members of the bargaining unit who have no health insurance plan available to them through the College:
FY 09-10 $34,800
FY 10-11 $34,800
18.63 Allocations will be made according to the following process:
a. the Federation will conduct a survey of the bargaining unit members each term and will provide the joint committee with a list of members who have certified in writing that they have no other health plan or coverage and are therefore eligible to be considered for enrollment in the program.
b. members will apply to the Federation for use of the Trust Fund each term. The Federation will make allocations each term based on criteria developed by the joint committee.
c. each year, if all the Trust is not utilized, the remainder will be held in the Trust and subsequent year's contributions will be reduced by that amount.
d. the Federation may allocate up to 5% of the fund annually for administrative expenses.
18.7 Flexible Spending Account Program. The College will allow part-time Faculty to participate in a flexible spending account program for child care expenses. Part-time Faculty must have completed 600 contact hours to become eligible for participation in this program. Once eligibility is established, the employee may continue to participate without regard to any hours limitations and must comply with plan requirements under IRS regulation.