Table A – Faculty Leaves

Applies to Tenure/Tenure Track Positions

   Leave type Dean’s Office Department/School
Sabbatical/study Actual salary savings reallocated from dept/school to Dean’s Office for redistribution Receives funding at designated sessional course ($) rate x standard teaching load (# courses) prorated over leave period.
Administrative N/A Receives funding at designated sessional course ($) rate x standard teaching load (# courses) prorated over leave period.
Unpaid N/A Retains 100% of faculty member’s salary savings during period of leave..
Maternity/paternity N/A Retains 100% of faculty member’s salary savings during period of leave.
Medical leave (paid) N/A Receives funds from Dean’s Office based on actual cost of teaching replacements subject to review by the Dean’s office approval.
Long-term disability/ Income Replacement plan medical leaves N/A Receives 100% of faculty member’s salary savings during period of leave.
Reduced workload Receives 50% of faculty member’s salary savings during period of leave. Receives 50% of faculty member’s salary savings during period of leave.
Resignations If approved for recruitment, receives 50% of faculty member’s salary savings until position is filled. If approved for recruitment, receives 50% of faculty member’s salary savings until position is filled.
Retirements If approved for recruitment, receives 50% of stripdown* value of position until it is filled. If approved for recruitment, receives 50% of stripdown* value of position until it is filled.

 

Tenure denial Receives 50% of faculty member’s salary savings until position is filled Receives 50% of faculty member’s salary savings until position is filled.

 

*Stripdown value is defined as the estimated market salary level of a junior faculty rank position.  Value will be set on a yearly basis and may differ based on disciplinary field.

Notes:  Resources retained from faculty leaves by the Dean’s Office are redistributed across units within the Faculty to support sessional and teaching assistant budgets.