NOTICE - ALL PARTIAL LOAD FACULTY

Change in Bridging of Partial Load Benefits during non-contract periods

Effective April 1, 2017, bridging of Partial Load benefits will only be permitted if there is a signed written future partial load contract. 

We have been advised by the College Employer Council, that our current practice of bridging Partial Load benefits during non-contract periods is not consistent with the Academic Collective Agreement (article 26.06D) and Provincial Plan Text (section 8). As a result, we must change our practice to comply.

In working with the College Employer Council, we are providing one year’s notice of this change. 

So what does this mean to you? If your Partial Load contract ends on or before March 31, 2017 and you wish to bridge your benefits to the next semester, we will allow bridging with your intent to return as Partial Load. Effective April 1, 2017, if your Partial Load contract ends after March 31, 2017 and you wish to bridge your benefits to the next semester; you will only be able to do so with proof of a signed written future partial load contract starting within 6 months of your last contract.

In both cases, if eligible to bridge, it is still the employee’s responsibility to contact the Benefits Office to arrange payment prior to the end of the Partial Load contract. Failure to do this will result in the automatic cancellation of benefits at the end of the month in which the Partial Load contract ends. As in the past, when bridging, employees are responsible for paying 100% of benefit premiums during the non-contract period. 

If you require further information please do not hesitate to call. 

Nathan Tysdal
Benefits Analyst
HR Services
nathan.tysdal@humber.ca