Advocacy Corner

APSA advocates answer your questions about the AD 10 policies that govern your employment. From parental leave to working overtime to discipline meetings, we answer your workplace questions. Asking questions can be scary. That's why all questions are submitted anonymously.

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Mike Peragine

Advocacy Committee Chair

Tracey Ferris

Senior Labour Relations Officer

Andrew Boden

APSA Executive Director

Andrea Barbera

Advocacy Committee Member

Jerome Francis

Advocacy Committee Member

Caedyn Lennox

Advocacy Committee Member

Inayat Singh

Advocacy Committee Member

John Spiteri

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Work Schedules

What's a Variable Scheduled Work Week?

The Variable Scheduled Work Week is when an employee works 72 hours in nine days, over two weeks. A common example is working an extra 48 minutes each day in order to be off work every other Friday.

To apply, a proposal with supporting documentation should include:

details and terms in writing such as work schedule, service levels, coverage, vacation and supervision of staff during absence (if applicable), and,
how the proposed Variable Scheduled Work Week shall improve operation service and efficiency or, at the very least, maintain the same level of operational service and efficiency to the university community and members of the public.

Submit the proposal the department head or the appropriate vice president. They have 25 working days to reply. Details on the Variable Scheduled Work Week are contained in a Memorandum of Agreement, which is renewed on a regular basis.