Substitute Teachers: Employment Insurance

employment insurance: It is a bit late now for trustees on the board of education in Victoria to say that the contract to which they agreed turns out not to be to the advantage of the children and parents they represent. , according to Times Colonist. Teachers get benefits, accumulate seniority and receive a top-up on their employment insurance to full pay while on leave, but students can sometimes suffer when multiple teachers rotate through a classroom, the district says. Like marriage and the tango, it takes two parties to agree to a union contract: the employer and the employee, or at least the employees representative. Like marriage and the tango, it is likely that at least one of the partners to the agreement really did not understand what they were getting into when the music started. School district officials say substitute teachers have been using a loophole that allows them to win temporary postings and then work only a few weeks before going on leave. In some cases, they have gone on leave before the job even starts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.