Civilian Collective Agreement – Part D – Student Employees

SE1.01

A student is a Fixed-Term employee occupying a “student position” during their regular school, college or university vacation period, or in an Ontario Public Service (OPS) Special Youth and/or Student Employment Program during their regular school, college or university session or vacation period or occupying a “co-operative education student position” under a cooperative education program.

SE1.02

A “regular vacation period” within the meaning of a student position includes summer vacation, inter-semester breaks, academic breaks, December Holidays, the holidays in Article 18.01 (Holidays) and a period of time of six (6) months following completion of the requirements for graduation from an educational institution.

SE1.03

A “student position” or “co-operative education student position” is a Fixed-Term position with terms and conditions specifically applicable to students.

SE1.04

A co-operative educational training program within the meaning of “co-operative education student position” is a co-operative education training program in a college, university or other post-secondary institution.

SE1.05

Effective January 1, 2009, if a Co-Operative Education Student is subsequently appointed to a position in the Ontario Public Service, the time period(s) that they were employed in a “co-operative education student position” will be calculated towards their continuous service date provided that the date of the first appointment to the regular or fixed-term service falls within a period of time of twelve (12) months following completion of the requirements for graduation from an educational institution.

SE1.06.01

Students in post-secondary Co-operative Programs will be paid a percentage of the entry level of the appropriate classification specified in this Memorandum, as follows:

SE1.06.02

Students in Special Employment Programs shall be paid the minimum wage rate, as set out below:

January 1, 2018: $14.00 per hour

In the event that there is a legislated increase to the minimum wage in Ontario and students in Special Employment Programs have a minimum hourly rate of pay that falls below the minimum wage, students in Special Employment Programs will receive the new hourly rate of pay.

SE1.06.03

Students hired into student positions other than those hired under Articles SE1.06.01 and SE1.06.02, shall be paid according to a two-level system.

SE1.06.04

The Employer will determine the level for each student position, taking into account the different skill levels required and types of employment opportunities for students in their employment within the Ontario Public Service.

SE1.06.05

Level 1

Jobs under Level 1 will reflect work that is routine and limited in complexity. These jobs may require additional supervision (e.g. team lead) and do not require a special skill level.

Level 2

Jobs under Level 2 will involve work that is more varied and complex in nature. The jobs typically require knowledge from a related area of study and increased level of skills. These jobs require limited supervision as students are required to work independently. If the job requires a license or certificate (e.g. first aid certificate, equipment operators’ license/certificate), it is automatically assigned to Level 2.

SE1.06.06

During the term of this Collective Agreement rates for these two levels are:

January 1, 2018:
Level 1: $14.00
Level 2: $14.85

In the event that there is a legislated increase to the minimum wage in Ontario and students at Level 1 have a minimum hourly rate of pay that falls below the minimum wage, students at Level 1 will receive the new hourly rate of pay.

Students at Level 2 rate of pay shall be adjusted to an amount that is $0.85 greater than the new Level 1 student rate of pay.

SE1.06.07

A student hired into a position established in the Regular service shall be paid according to the classification range a position in that part of the public service. For greater clarity, this includes students backfilling a Regular position during the incumbent’s leave of absence and students filling a vacant Regular position for a limited duration.

SE1.06.08

The following Articles shall apply to student employees as defined in Article SE1.01:

SE1.07

No provisions of this Collective Agreement other than those included in this Part shall apply to students.