THe ins and outs of REplacement Contracts

• Everything you need to know
• Table Summary

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You’ve heard the rumours, after so many days of supply work you suppose to get a contract. How exactly does it work though?
It matters which sector you are in. There is one set of criteria for youth sector and a separate set for adult sectors. 

Getting a Replacement Contract

Youth Sector
There are 2 ways to get a replacement contract

1. A teacher has a planned absence. This includes parental leaves, leaves of absence, sick leaves due to planned surgeries, etc. In these situations a contract will be offered to replace this teachers usually before they go on leave. ThIs is not a contract in your name, and does not count towards permanency. 
2. A teacher has an unplanned prolonged absence. In order for a replacement contract to be issued you need to replace the teacher for 40 consecutive teaching days. Pedagogical days do not count towards these 40 days, you are not paid because you are not required to work them. If your administration explicitly requests you to work on Pedagogical days, ask for confirmation in an email that you are getting paid and that it counts towards your 40 days (keep track of them). After the forty days are completed, the contract will be issued retroactively.

Adult Sectors: 
No current contract:
If you as the supply teacher have no other contract: 
A teacher has a planned absence of longer than 216 teaching hours. This includes parental leaves, leaves of absence, sick leaves due to planned surgeries, etc. 

Current part time contract:
If you as the supply teacher have a part-time contract with the centre
If there will be a known absence of 25 teaching hours or longer  the time will be added to your percentage.

Retroactivity

Youth: yes
Adult: never

Pay scale:

Replacement contracts are paid at a teachers scale as opposed to hourly or substitution rates.

What does this contract count towards?

Experience for pay scale: Yes
Hours/position on recall lists: Yes 
Gaining permanence/tenure: No
Seniority: No
Pension: yes 
Board designation: E8