As Sessional Lecturers accrue seniority points, they move through the wage grid (Steps 1 – 7). Progression through the wage grid works as follows:
Five seniority points must be successfully completed before moving to the next step except for movement from Step 6 to 7 which requires 10 points AND 35 points overall.
New SLs who submitted an application and have been offered a work assignment with a non-University email will need to have their Central Login ID manually tied to their account.
Forward to fasr.jobs@uoguelph.ca the list of new SL(s) and their University email addresses before the second pay period of each new semester.
There are a number of ways the system can help identify these individuals:
The Collective Agreement states "where applicants are demonstrably equal, the senior applicant shall be awarded the work assignment" (Article 11.03). Aside from equal scoring in a hiring assessment, there are other factors that contribute to candidates being "demonstrably equal".
The 10% Rule
Although not explicitly included in the Collective Agreement, it is an established labour law principle that a bargaining unit member is deemed to be a relatively equal candidate to all those who score within the next 10% above that member.
