Strike Day Pay Deductions: Information and FAQs

Strike and Retirement Information

I work full-time/part-time, how will the strike affect my pension?
If you are a Contact Teacher or Long-Term Occasional (LTO) Teacher, for the purposes of your pension, a strike day counts as a work day, as your time away from work remains pensionable.
Your employer will report a loss of salary, but not your absence. This means you will continue to receive credit in proportion to what you would have otherwise worked.
If the strike negatively affects your average best five years, and you supported the strike, ETFO will provide the necessary top-up.

Strike Days – When Deducted

Summary of the strike days to-date and pay deduction schedule:

  • January 20, 2020 – deducted from the February 20 pay.
  • February 6 and 7, 2020 – will be deducted from the March 5, 2020 pay.
  • February 11 and 12, 2020 – likely applied to the March 19, 2020 pay (tentative).

Future strike days
Pay deduction for any future strike days will depend on several factors, such as when the days fall in relation to the pay cycle and/or the time needed to review absence records.
Please note that each pay is processed about eight days ahead of the pay date, so there is always a time lag. Because of these processing timelines there is no set schedule or rule as to when pay will be deducted.

Summer Pay Impact

When any day is taken/processed as “unpaid” there are two impacts:

  • An immediate impact on the pay period in which it is first processed.
  • A second impact on banked earnings used to pay out during the non-working period (normally the summer period).

Strike days reduce the accumulated banked earnings available for the summer period.
The unpaid day reduces the amount available on the final pay-out of the school year which is normally the second pay in August.  The second pay in August becomes reduced, once the total reduction equals the regular gross for the second pay in August, that pay becomes nil, then any additional unpaid days would then reduce the first pay in August, and so on.
The rule of thumb for the reduction in pay for August is 0.13% of the annual salary for each unpaid day.
Example: One strike day for a Teacher at $100,034.00 per annum on the salary grid.
Their gross pay for the second pay in August would be reduced by approximately $130.90, which is 0.13% (or a multiplication factor of .0013) of their salary ($100,034.00).
Their regular bi-weekly pay, when the strike day is initially processed, would be reduced by 1/10 of 1/26 of their annual salary ($100,034.00), or $384.74.

Pay Period Covering Dates

DateName/Email20-21 Position20-21 Worksite20-21 LC20-21 LNDesired LCDesired LN
24-JunKen.5 Spec Ed, .5 Oral Communication, Land-based educFirst Nations Junior and Senior School of TorontoLC4LN32NoneNone
22-JunDianaJK/SKRippleton Public SchoolLC1LN6LC3LN2
18-JunWadeMath/Science Grade 7&8Delta Alternative Senior SchoolLC4LN10LC4LN10
17-JunMariaFDK 15 students no ECEQueen Victoria Public SchoolLC4LN19LC1LN1
16-JunGuy Mbavu-kumingaGrade 3/4 French ImmersionDerrydown Public SchoolLC2LN7LC1LN1
11-JunLornPrimary BehaviourLambton Park Community SchoolLC1LN4LC1LN2
10-JunAvril AddieGrade 7 coreLord Dufferin Junior and Senior Public SchoolLC4LN22LC3None
09-JunEugenie MujawiyeraTeacher: Grade 3/4 French Immersion (home room)Beverly Glen Junior Public SchoolLC2LN9LC2LN9
08-JunBetty AnnJK/SK TeacherSt Andrews Public SchoolLC3LN19LC3LN21
08-JunMarieGrade 2Dovercourt Public SchoolLC4LN9LC4LN3
06-JunMichaelGr 6/7 GiftedWestwood Middle SchoolLC4LN24LC4LN23
05-JunMelonyGrade 7/8 Lang & Soc Stu, Drama, some ArtPleasant View Junior High SchoolLC2LN9NoneNone
03-JunNeelam SinghGrade 2/3Steelesview Public SchoolLC2LN8LC2None
03-JunSophieGrade 7 Core and ScienceWillowdale Middle SchoolLC2LN1LC1LN1
02-JunElitza IordanovGr. 7/8 homeroomMaple Leaf Public SchoolLC1LN3LC4LN19
02-JunSpencerSK French ImmersionPalmerston Avenue Junior Public SchoolLC4LN21LC4LN23
01-JunFrancesco (Frank)Grade 4Highfield Junior SchoolLC1LN25LC1LN1
01-JunJennifer1/2 French ImmersionDuke of Connaught Junior and Senior Public SchoolLC4LN15LC4LN3
01-JunTaniaKindergartenRippleton Public SchoolLC1LN6LC1LN1
01-JunHalinaIntermediate French, Intermediate LEAPGeorge B Little Public SchoolLC3LN13LC2LN10
31-MayJodiePr.Resource-seeking South Etobicoke/Toronto WestLord Dufferin Junior and Senior Public SchoolLC4LN22LC4None
30-MayJimmyGrade 1/2Beaches Alternative Junior SchoolLC4LN23LC4LN23
29-MayChristine CostaJr/Sr Kindergarten EnglishWithrow Avenue Junior Public SchoolLC4LN23LC4LN27
29-MayKerry GibsonGrade 5/6 Classroom TeacherMorse Street Junior Public SchoolLC4LN23LC4LN22
29-MayJonathanGrade 7 CoreBliss Carman Senior Public SchoolLC3LN16NoneNone
29-MayDinaGrade 8 Core and HSPD A Morrison Middle SchoolLC4LN24NoneNone
29-MayTiffanyESL & ResourceMalvern Junior Public SchoolLC3LN14LC4LN19
29-MayJulius7/8 Homeroom TeacherEastview Public SchoolLC3LN22LC3LN21
29-MayA. SiddiquiFDK - 14 students no ECEBuchanan Public SchoolLC3LN18LC2LN11
29-MayNellieGrade 8 HomeroomCharles E Webster Public SchoolLC1LN4LC1, LC4LN3, LN19, LN20, LN21
28-MayRonGrade 1O'Connor Public SchoolLC2LN24LC2LN20
28-MayShellyFDKRockford Public SchoolLC2LN8LC1, LC4LN1, LN2, LN19, LN20
28-MayCharlotteSK FIBroadlands Public SchoolLC3LN9LC3LN19
28-MayWray4/5 HomeroomPortage Trail Community SchoolLC1LN6LC1LN2
28-MayDanaGr. 5 LOI/Primary PrepSt Margaret's Public SchoolLC3LN15LC2LN12
28-MayDianaGrade 6, seeking South West LC1/West LC4Dublin Heights Elementary and Middle SchoolLC2LN12LC4LN20
28-MayFlorence LukDiagnostic KindergartenPleasant Public SchoolLC2LN12LC2LN12
28-MayKathleenGrade 7 core - (Grade3/4 an option)Blantyre Public SchoolLC3LN18LC3LN14
28-MayjanetGrade 4 TeacherGateway Public SchoolLC1LN10LC3LN19
28-MayVictoriaJK (Stand alone of 15 students maximum. No ECE.)Fern Avenue Junior and Senior Public SchoolLC4LN19NoneNone
28-MayValerie KirkGrade 2/3 French ImmersionCarleton Village Junior and Senior Sports and Wellness AcademyLC4LN20LC3LN24
28-MayJames ShapiroCBRM Special Education Resource AM PE/Dance PMWillow Park Junior Public SchoolLC3LN15LC2LN12
28-MayWinkaeJunior LD - Small group of studentsMuirhead Public SchoolLC2LN9LC3LN17
28-MayTodd KnightGrade 5/6Courcelette Public SchoolLC3LN18LC3None
28-MaySavita MasihGrade 3Hollywood Public SchoolLC2LN12LC3LN21
28-MayRuthGrade 5/6 FIRegal Road Junior Public SchoolLC4LN9LC1LN10
28-MayCharanjeetGrade 1/2Allenby Junior Public SchoolLC1LN6LC1LN1
28-MayPatrickGrade 3 coreR J Lang Elementary and Middle SchoolLC2LN12LC2LN9
28-MayMounikaFDK- with ECEWilmington Elementary SchoolLC2LN13LC2None
28-MayChristine TrottGrade 4/5 FIClairlea Public SchoolLC3LN18NoneNone

Four-Over-Five Contributions

Any unpaid days during a Four-Over-Five contribution period require an additional deduction of 20% for the unpaid day.
There are two ways that this 20% deduction can be made up:

  1. Additional 20% amount to be deducted at some point during the four years of contributions.  The limitation here is that Canada Revenue does not permit Four-Over-Five deductions to exceed 33.3% in a given period.
  2. The contribution period can be extended at the end of the five years for the additional 20%. This is normally what is done when there is a large number of unpaid days during the four years of contributions.

The TDSB will be providing further clarification on this issue, as the total number of strike days remains unknown and there has not been a decision yet on how to go about deducting the addition 20% for the unpaid days.

Contact Information

If you have any addition questions or concerns, please contact:
Roz Geridis
ETT Benefits Coordinator
416-393-9930 x226
rgeridis@ett.on.ca