Workload for Continuing Instructors
For continuing instructors, workload will be some combination of:
- teaching (between 60-90% of your total workload)
- service (5-20%)
- scholarly activity (0-35%)
Workloads for Other Positions
Other positions have different workloads:
- Professional resource faculty, science lab supervisors, faculty/school advisors and instructional assistants: 35 hours per week
- Lecturers: 450 instructional hours
- Science lab instructors: 450 instructional hours + related lab duties
- Nurse educators: 450 instructional hours + related service activities
- Preparation for university and college instructors: 3-90 hour courses per term + related service
- English as a second language instructors: 3 terms of teaching + related service
Annual Workload Agreement
All continuing faculty members, both instructional and non-instructional, are expected to reach an annual workload agreement with their supervisors (usually the dean or director of their area). If you cannot mutually agree on a workload, your supervisor will provide you with what she or he determines is an appropriate workload for the next year.
Disagreement Over Workload
Under article 15.8 of the collective agreement, if you do not agree with the workload you are provided, you may request a Workload Review Panel. This panel:
- is comprised of 3 faculty members from your area
- will compare your assigned workload to that of other members in your department/program, or similar programs, to determine if your workload is equitable
If the panel decides that your workload is not equitable to other faculty members in your area, they will provide the university executive officer with a recommendation for an adjustment to your workload. The executive officer will then determine if she or he agrees with the panel recommendations and will order an adjustment be made, if warranted.
When You’re Overloaded
Once your workload is finalized, if you are asked to do additional work, it may represent overload. You should first try to come to an agreement with your supervisor as to what other duties may be reduced or removed from your original workload. If you cannot reduce or remove other duties, the additional work becomes overload and will either be paid out as additional salary in the current year, or may be used to reduce your workload in the next year.
If you have any questions about your workload, please contact us.