LETTER OF AGREEMENT – VACATION SCHEDULING AND PAYOUTS (posted May 21, 2021)
Please note that the School District Letter of Agreement which was issued on May 22, 2020 regarding Vacation Scheduling and Payouts terminated on December 31, 2020. This means the District will revert back to the language of the Collective Agreement as per Article 618.2(d).
PEBT WEBINAR UPDATE (posted May 18, 2021)
The PEBT (Public Education Benefit Trust) recently held a Webinar for all School HR Departments and Union leaders. This consisted of information and updates on the JEIS process and Long-Term Disability provisions for all schools in the Province. Following the meeting a Q&A document has been produced responding to issues raised – see PEBT Webinar QA. The webinar recording and presentation slides are also available for viewing on the PEBT website at https://www.pebt.ca/#/article/get/Learn-PEBT-Widget-PEBT/PEBTEvents.
COVID-19 UPDATES
As we receive information for our members we will post them here:
- COVID VCH Schools – May 21 2020
- Email to WVMEA Members regarding LOU – May 22, 2020
- LOU Vacation Scheduling and Payouts – May 22, 2020
- Notice to School Support Staff – May 21, 2020
- JEIS Explained – May 19, 2020
- DH News Release – May 15, 2020
- Support Staff Bulletin – April 29, 2020
- Support Staff Update from WVMEA – April 14, 2020
- LifeSpeak Information for School Employees – April 7, 2020
- Member COVID-19 FAQ – March 31, 2020
- District and Union Local COVID-19 FAQ – March 31, 2020
- HS_COVID-19-Right-to-Refuse-in-BC-FAQ – March 30, 2020
- Provincial Steps to Support Covid 19 Response – March 26 2020
- BC Ministry of Education FAQ – March 26, 2020
- Support Staff Update from WVMEA – March 25, 2020
- MoE Letter Support Staff Unions – March 25, 2020
- How to Apply for EI during COVID – March 25, 2020
- Chris Kennedy SD45 E-mail Update of March 24, 2020
- CUPE Letter of March 22, 2020
- BCPSEA Email of March 21, 2020
- A Joint Communication from BCPSEA BCTF and CUPE March 20 2020
- Letter from the Ministry of Education of March 17, 2020
- Federal Announcement of March 18, 2020
REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK (posted July 18, 2018)
The BC Public School Employer’s Association (BCPSEA) recently posted a flow chart on their website addressing the issue of violence in the workplace – this is a step by step tool for support staff on how to refuse unsafe work. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with your rights on the Refusal of Unsafe Work.