ARTICLE TEN
Apr 9, 2007 3:44 PM
COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT
A. Full-Time Employees
The annual rates of pay applicable to full-time employees covered by this Agreement shall be:
Effective Effective Effective
Title 7/1/2006 7/1/2007 7/1/2008
Teacher $47,519 $49,182 $50,903
Paraprofessional $29,699 $30,739 $31,815
B. Part-Time Employees
The hourly rates of pay applicable to part-time employees covered by this Agreement shall be: Effective Effective Effective
Title 7/1/2006 7/1/2007 7/1/2008
Teacher $42.24 $43.72 $45.25
Paraprofessional $20.27 $20.98 $21.71
C. Pay Periods
Full-time and part-time employees will be paid semi-monthly.
D. Pay Period Option
Employees who regularly work at least ten (10) hours per week will have the option once a year, between September 15 and October 15, to agree to defer 25% of their earnings per pay period. The deferred amount shall be paid in equal installments during July, August and September, or in a lump sum upon commencement of an approved leave or cessation of employment.
E. Direct Deposit
All teachers and paraprofessionals may elect to receive their payroll checks via electronic funds transfer to one bank account by completing an Employer-provided direct deposit authorization form and providing the Employer with all pertinent and necessary information pertaining to the bank account where they want the direct deposit to be made. It is the responsibility of every employee to timely advise the Employer of any relevant changes related to the account where their payroll is being deposited. The Employer will bear no responsibility for any compensation lost as a result of a payroll check being electronically deposited into a joint, closed, seized or otherwise encumbered bank account unless the employee provided the Employer with timely written notice (i.e. two weeks notice from the date of the last payroll period) (i) revoking their direct deposit authorization or (ii) advising of specific modifications to the previously provided direct deposit instructions. Similarly, the Employer will not be responsible for any problems resulting from the bank's late posting of deposits.
F. Transportation Expenses
1. The Employer will reimburse all teachers and paraprofessionals for the cost of public transportation (i.e., buses or subways, not taxis) for travel between Employer work sites during the work day. In circumstances where public transportation between Employer work sites is not readily available, the Employer will reimburse a teacher or paraprofessional for the cost of operating a personal vehicle at the rate per mile set by the IRS. To be eligible for reimbursement for such transportation expenses, the teacher or paraprofessional must complete an Employer-provided transportation expense report on a monthly basis, which shall be submitted together with his/her timesheets to the Education Payroll Coordinator, who will verify the employee work schedule and/or necessary Employer work related activities where travel between sites is necessary. The Employer will reimburse each eligible teacher and paraprofessional for transportation expenses in a separate check (which shall not be direct deposited into the employee's bank account) within thirty (30) days of submission to CWE.
2. The Employer will make available to all employees, as a pre-tax benefit on a voluntary basis, participation in the public TransitChek program, within the limits allowable by the law and according to the program regulations. All TransitCheks shall be picked up in person by the participating employees at the Employer’s office(s) designated by the Employer.
