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Mid-Term Reviews
Mid-term
reviews were designed to prevent you from working more hours
than you are paid. They are an important part of your responsibility
as a Teaching Assistant, and help prevent problems before
they start.
Three
Steps to filling out the form (click here
for form)
1. At
the beginning of the term your supervisor fills out the "Initial"
column under the heading "Hours" with the expected
breakdown of your TAship. The "Day/Dates" column
should also be filled out (see footnotes on the form for more
details). If there is self-scheduled work (i.e., no set time
or day) enter "SS" for "self-scheduled"
in this column. Sign the form.
2. Keep
track of the number of hours you work and the duties you performed
(e.g., number of hours teaching, marking, doing email correspondence
with students, etc.).
Remember you are entitled by law to a 15 minute paid break for every 3.5 consecutive hours of scheduled work you perform, or a 20 minute paid break for every 2 consecutive hours of teaching. Please note that if you are teaching a lab of more than 2 hours, you will not be able to leave the lab for a break. Instead, when you are documenting your hours, you should record 2 hours and 20 minutes.
3. At
about mid-term, fill out the "mid-term" column of
the form with the number of hours that you have worked to
date. Meet with your supervisor and sign the form.
If the
bulk of your work is after the mid-term review, then give
your best guess as to the average number of hours that you
will work per duty for the term.
If
you have any questions or concerns about the mid-term review
or anything related to your work as a Teaching Assistant,
please call the union office.
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