Changes To The Vacation Model

Good afternoon,
 
This e-mail is to advise faculty that Lethbridge College, with support from the Board of Governors, has provided written notice to the Faculty Association to rescind the Letter of Understanding (LOU) negotiated in the last round of bargaining regarding the implementation of a vacation model. Management has determined that the model is not working as intended, and as a result, effective July 1, 2024, will revert to the original provisions in the Collective Agreement affected by this LOU, specifically - Article 14 Academic Year, Article 12 Remuneration for Faculty Members and Article 16 Leaves for Faculty Members. During the first year of its implementation we have encountered many challenges, in both the administration of and application of the model, and believe the challenges outweigh the benefits we had hoped for. We have inadvertently created a complicated system to achieve our initial goal of providing more flexibility to faculty throughout the academic year. The college feels this flexibility can be achieved more easily with some simple procedures utilizing the leave system we already have in place.
 
As some faculty have utilized this new model to take time off during the regular thirty-eight (38) week work period, some transition work will be required between now and June 30, 2024. Human Resources will work closely with the Faculty Association to ensure the amount of assignable work time is in balance for each faculty member for the July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 work period. More details regarding process will be provided to you in the coming days and as we begin the transition.
 
Should you have any questions regarding the above, please contact Mike Mayo, Faculty Relations Officer, or Line Gagne, Director, Human Resources.

Thank you,

Dave English, President, Lethbridge College Faculty Association

Coreen Roth, Vice President, People and Engagement, Lethbridge College