Article 11 - Salaries

Feb 27, 2006 2:10 PM

B. Salary Placement

Faculty Members will be placed at the appropriate Rank (determined as set forth in Article 10, Faculty Ranks and Qualifications) and Step of the applicable Salary Schedule in accordance with the following: they shall be placed one additional Step above the minimum for each year of AiNYC and/or equivalent teaching experience.

For purposes of Step and Rank placement “equivalent” teaching experience consists of teaching at degree-granting, accredited post-secondary institutions and/or teaching a post-secondary curriculum comparable to that offered at AiNYC in other settings. Such equivalent teaching experience, if not concurrent with AiNYC employment, shall be credited for Step placement purposes on a year per Step basis; and for Rank placement on a year for year basis. Equivalent teaching experience of less than one year but at least five months shall be pro-rated.

C. Advancement on Salary Steps

Faculty Members will advance to the next Step of the applicable Salary Schedule on their anniversary dates until they have reached the maximum salary of their Rank.

D. Salary Placement upon Promotion or Change of Status

• Upon promotion to a higher Rank, the Faculty Member will be placed at the Step within the higher Rank that is in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement.

• A Faculty Member whose status changes from part-time to full-time shall be placed at the appropriate Rank and Step determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement. Seniority earned while in part-time status shall be credited for purposes of determining AiNYC teaching experience.

• A Faculty Member whose employment status changes from part-time to full-time will be scheduled, at a mutually agreed time prior to the change in status, to meet with the Human Resources Director and the Chapter Leader to establish the applicable salary.

E. Shift Differential

The regular salary of Faculty Members shall be increased by ten (10) percent when they are scheduled to work a night shift schedule that ends at midnight or later.

F. Regular Hourly Rate: Definition

The regular hourly rate of full-time Instructors is their annual salary, including shift differential, divided by twelve hundred (1200) hours per year.

G. Pay for Additional Work: Full-time Faculty

1. Additional work beyond the contractual full-time workload defined in Article 12, Workload shall be on a paid and voluntary basis.
2. Payment for such additional work during the term of this Agreement shall be at the following hourly rates:

These rates apply, without limitation, to the following: class coverages, committee meetings, cross training, curriculum development, tutoring and mentoring.

3. An Instructor may elect to receive compensatory time off on an hour for hour basis in lieu of the applicable payment hereunder. Such compensatory time off shall be taken at mutually agreed upon times but must be taken by June 30th or it will be automatically redeemed on June 30th at the then current contact hour rate. Upon his/her request an Instructor whose accrued compensatory time is redeemed automatically as set forth in the preceding sentence shall be granted unpaid leave at a mutually agreed time(s) during the following fiscal year equal to the number of hours of compensatory time redeemed.
4. Faculty Members who wish to be considered for assignment to additional work beyond their contractual full-time workload shall so advise the Dean of Academic Affairs and the AiNYC Chapter Leader, and they shall be accorded priority for such assignments up to fifty percent of their contractual full-time workload, based on seniority, before part-time Instructors. However, no full-time Instructor shall be required to work beyond the contractual workload involuntarily. Effective November 1, 2005 available additional workload assignments beyond the contractual full-time workload will be distributed to qualified applicants one course at a time on a rotational basis in seniority order up to fifty percent of their contractual full-time workload.

H. Part-time Faculty Compensation

Part-time Faculty Members shall be paid at the following hourly rates during the term of this Agreement:

These rates apply to all actual hours worked, including contact hours, office hours, time spent in faculty/departmental meetings, staff development and all other working time.

I. Additional Faculty Compensation

Contact hour payments to Faculty under Sections G and H of this Article usually include compensation for related preparation time. However, additional compensation at the applicable rate will continue to be paid to Instructors for time spent preparing to teach a new or revised curriculum, class or lesson; to handle an excessive workload; and/or in other appropriate situations. Requests for additional compensation must be made in advance to the Dean of Academic Affairs stating the reason and estimated amount of preparation time and such requests will be approved on a non-discriminatory basis and paid on the basis of actual hours worked. If a request is denied, the reason for denial shall be given in writing.

J. Cash Payments for Faculty on Maximum Salary Step

1. Full-time Faculty Members who are on the maximum Salary Step of their Rank (i.e. Step 15) and who have completed at least 16 years of combined AiNYC and equivalent service on October 31, 2005 shall receive a lump sum cash payment on November 1, 2005 in the amount set forth below. Such full-time Faculty Members who continue their service thereafter shall receive a second lump sum payment in the amount set forth below on November 1, 2006. All continuing Faculty Members who receive cash payments pursuant to this paragraph shall be placed on Step 16 on November 1, 2007 regardless of their previous salary anniversary date.
2. Full-time Faculty Members who are on the maximum Salary Step of their Rank and who have completed less than 16 years of combined Ai NYC and equivalent service on October 31, 2005 shall receive a lump sum cash payment on their next salary anniversary date in the amount set forth below. Such full-time Faculty Members who continue their service thereafter shall receive a second lump sum payment in the amount set forth below on November 1, 2006. All continuing Faculty Members who receive cash payments pursuant to this paragraph shall be placed on Step 16 on November 1, 2007 regardless of their previous salary anniversary date.

3. Full-time Faculty Members who reach the maximum Salary Step of their Rank (i.e. Step 15) after October 31, 2005 but before November 1, 2006 shall receive a lump sum cash payment on their next salary anniversary date (between November 1, 2006 and October 31, 2007) in the amount set forth below. Such continuing full-time Faculty Members who receive a cash payment pursuant to this paragraph shall be placed on Step 16 on November 1, 2007 regardless of their previous salary anniversary date.