What salary can a Sessional Adjunct expect to receive?
The Collective Agreement stipulates a minimum salary (Article 29) based on a 0.5 credit course equivalent. There are provisions for a higher salary if the Sessional has taught at Queen’s before (based on years hired to teach since May 1, 2003) and/or if the class taught has an enrolment of 100 students or more. There is no maximum stipulated in the Collective Agreement, and there is variance in salary amongst disciplines and even amongst Sessionals teaching the same course. To illustrate, the base stipend for someone teaching the course for the first time in 2006-07 (since May 2003) with 6% salary in lieu of benefits added in is $6,542 per 0.5 credit course or equivalent. With recognition of one year of teaching experience (since May 2003), the stipend with salary in lieu of benefits goes up to $6,640. With recognition of one year of teaching experience as well as an enrolment of 100 or more students, the stipend with salary in lieu goes up to $7,458. These amounts will go up by 3.05%
