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Regular SACs and collective agreement

11.6 Selection Advisory Committee

The Employer shall maintain a selection advisory committee procedure, and shall make the details of this procedure widely available through a document titled “Selection Advisory Committee Procedure”. Any changes to this policy or procedure need the approval of the Association and the Employer.

The policy supplements any processes and procedures in this clause.

The Employer shall supply the appropriate Association Contract Administrator, or a designate, with a copy of the position posting at the same time that the position is posted.

Appointment of employees will be made by the Employer after consultation with employees in the appropriate area with respect to the criteria for the position and qualifications of the candidates.

  1. Consultation shall take place through a Selection Advisory Committee. At least fifty percent (50%) of the membership of the Selection Advisory Committee shall be chosen by and from employees in the appropriate area.

  2. On any SAC, a request for additional representatives from outside the area may be made by either the Employer or the Employer’s representative (SAC Chair) or by the Association. Such appointments to the SAC will be made by Employee Services in consultation with the Association, with the SAC member appointed as a University representative.

  3. For the purposes of nominating and electing University members to an SAC, the appropriate areas are defined as follows:

    Faculty:

    Instructional Faculty SACs:  All Type “B” and Type “A” members of the department/functional area

    Non-Teaching Faculty SACs: All Type “B” and Type “A” members of the department/functional area

    Director (non-instructional) SACs: All type “B” and Type “A” members of the department/functional area

    Staff:

    All members on a Type “A” contract, and all Type “B” members of the department/ functional area

  4. The Employer shall be responsible for conducting elections or making appointments to a Selection Advisory Committee not later than the expiry date of the position vacancy posting.

  5. With the agreement of the appropriate Contract Administrator, the Employer may appoint all members to the Selection Advisory Committee in exceptional circumstances.