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UTCE-MnSCU Master Agreement 1999-2001

ARTICLE 16
Payroll and Dues Deduction

Section 1. Pay Period.

Employees will be paid the total amount due in biweekly installments according to the pay option described in subdivision 1, subdivision 2 or subdivision 3 of this section, as selected by the employee. Pay dates occur every other week and are ten (10) days after the end of the pay period in which the work was completed.

Subd. 1. Additional Assignments.

Additional assignments, i.e. overload, extended contract, weekend workshop, will be paid according to one of the payment methods in this subdivision, when the start and end dates of the assignment are known. The employee may select either a lump sum payment payable upon completion of the work, or installments that span the length of the work performed.

Subd. 2. Temporary Employees.

Temporary employees with a minimum of a one semester appointment, will be paid in biweekly installments. Paychecks will begin the pay day following the pay period in which the first day of work occurred. The final paycheck will be received on the pay day immediately following the pay period in which the final day of work occurs.

Subd. 3. Contracted Employees.

Full time and part time annual contract employees as defined in this Agreement, will be paid the total amount due in biweekly installments. Paychecks will begin the pay day following the pay period in which the first day of work occurred. Paychecks will be in installments according to one of the following:

  1. A nine (9) or ten (10) month paycheck option in which the final paycheck will be received on the pay day immediately following the pay period in which the final day of work occurs.
  2. A twelve (12) month paycheck option in which the final paycheck will be received in the payroll period of a biweekly sequence beginning with the first day of work and ending with the last day immediately prior to the succeeding pay year.

Section 2. Dues Check-Off.

The Employer agrees to cooperate with the Department of Finance and UTCE in facilitating the deduction of membership dues established by UTCE from the salary of each faculty member who has authorized such deduction in writing.

Subd. 1.

The Employer will deduct dues from each paycheck in equal installments for a duration and in an amount determined by UTCE.

Subd. 2.

The aggregate of the deductions of all faculty members shall be remitted together with an itemized statement to the UTCE office no later than 15 days following the end of each payroll period.

Section 3. Fair Share Check-off.

In accordance with Minnesota Statute 179A.06, Subd. 3, the Employer will deduct a fair share fee for each faculty member who is not a member of UTCE.

Section 4. Indemnity.

UTCE agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, suits, orders, or judgments brought or issued against the Employer by a faculty member as a result of any action taken or not taken in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement.

Section 5. Faculty Member Lists.

The Employer shall notify the UTCE President or designee of all faculty members added to or removed from the biweekly payroll. The biweekly personnel status report shall be transmitted to the UTCE President or designee in a mutually agreed to format no later than one week following the end of each payroll period. Where no such personnel transactions have taken place, the report shall so state.