Do Sessional Adjuncts get any benefits aside from salary?
Sessionals who are paid the Base Stipend get a payment in lieu of salary for health benefits, etc. which is negotiated during each round of bargaining. In the first Collective Agreement, the percentage was 3% of salary in lieu, and in the most recent CA it is 6% in lieu. (Article 29.3.3) There are monetary benefits to being a Sessional on top of salary, however, such as the Professional Expense Reimbursement (28.3.1), the Scholarly and Professional Development Research Fund (28.3.6), the Child Care Benefit (29.7), and Commuting Adjunct expenses (28.2.7). Some non-monetary benefits are office space (often shared) and an email address (28.2), leaves (26), access to advising as well as a grievance process (17), clarification of the official file (25), freedom from harassment and discrimination (including accommodations for disability) (9, 19), employment equity (22), health and safety provisions (20, 21), academic freedom (13), and a special QUFA-University joint committee that administer
