Part Time Benefits

 Part-time Faculty Handout

From Fall 2011 Part-time Faculty Grubn'Gab

Includes list and explanation of benefits and changes to the Collective Agreement

Collective Agreement

See Article 16.8 of the Collective Agreement for information on benefits and requirements for eligibility.

MRU administered Benefits:

-Part time health care spending account $500.00 per year

Health Care Spending Account: Eligible Expenses.

HCSA FAQs

-Basic Life Insurance at a value of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)

-Health Care and Dental Care (see Sun Life forms)

 Summary of Benefits

General Information [pdf]

Extended Health Care [pdf]

Dental Care [pdf]

Long Term Disability [pdf]

Survivor Benefits [pdf]

Claim Procedures [pdf]

FAQ's [pdf]

Benefit Costs

Part-Time Faculty [pdf]

**To determine eligibility for the above please see the CA: article 16 (for clarification contact HR/Payroll/home department)**

*Contact Cindy Harmonic if you have any questions about these benefits (5911)*

-Part Time Faculty can take MRU credit courses and be reimbursed the tuition

-Access to Part Time employee's PD Fund

-First come first served basis 400$ per year for PT faculty that teach 3 or more courses a year

 -Access to the General Professional Development Fund in all Departments.

MRFA administered Benefits

-Part Time Faculty are eligible to apply for Service Honoraria.

PT Service Honoraria Form

-Tuition refunds: for courses taken at other institutions

(see the application form on our website mrfa.net or the collective agreement for criteria and deadlines)

-Representation in Ethics complaints and contract violations

-PD Retreat: Spring retreat with other faculty for presentations etc.

-Faculty Centre: very good/affordable lunches every day and Attitude adjustment every Friday

-Interest Based Bargaining: the MRFA has a team that works with the Board's team to represent MRFA members' interests and to adjust/add to the collective agreement accordingly

-Information on negotiations is available for mrfa members on our website mrfa.net, if you need help getting an account please e-mail office@mrfa.net for assistance

-Part Time Faculty have a representative on the MRFA's Negotiating team.  The current representative is Gerard Lucyshyn from Policy Studies. You can e-mail your concerns as a Part Time Faculty Member to him at glucyshyn@mtroyal.ca

The MRFA also has a  brochure available that gives more information about the MRFA. e-mail office@mrfa.net if you want a copy.