Employment Contracts

RELATED PROCEDURE:  Employment Contracts

Academic Staff

 
Academic Staff Contract Approval required before commencing hiring process Signing Officer
Dean / Associate Deans / Deputy Provosts / Vice Provosts / University Librarian  / Associate University Librarian / University Archivist Provost and Vice-Principal Academic Provost and Vice-Principal Academic
Any visiting faculty appointment Dean or Associate Dean of Faculty Dean or Associate Dean of Faculty
Faculty, Librarian / Archivist appointments as outlined in Article 25 of  the QUFA Collective Agreement

(excluding Term Adjunct)

Provost and Vice-Principal Academic Provost and Vice-Principal Academic or designate
Term or Continuing Adjunct Faculty appointment as outlined in Article 25 of  the QUFA Collective Agreement Dean or Associate Dean of Faculty Dean or Associate Dean of Faculty
Academic and Teaching Assistants/Fellows (not including academic assistants who hold staff appointments) Head of Department Head of Department or designate
Post-Doctoral, Research, and Clinical Fellows Head of Department Department Head and PI or designate
Physicians (Clinical appointments) Provost and Vice-Principal Academic Provost and Vice-Principal Academic or designate
Any other academic appointments Provost and Vice-Principal Academic Provost and Vice-Principal Academic or designate

 

Non-Academic Staff

 
 
 
Non-Academic Staff Contract Approval required before commencing hiring process Signing Officer
Principal Note 1 Chair of the Board of Trustees
Vice-Principal Note 1 Principal and any one Officer of the Board of Trustees
Secretary Note 1 Principal
Associate Vice-Principal or other Executive Appointment Principal or designate Principal or Vice-Principal of Area

Management Positions

(Grades 10-14) up to AVP

Associate-Vice-Principal of area or Vice Provost of area or Dean or Associate Dean or designate Department Head or designate
Non-Management Staff Appointments Dean or designate or Vice-Provost or designate or Director of area Hiring Manager
Casual Staff and / or  Student Employees Department Head or designate Hiring Manager
Research Grant & Contract (RG&C) Appointments Department Head Department Head and PI or designate

 

Other Employment Contracts

 
 
Contract Approval required before Contract execution Signing Officer
Collective Agreements and/or other agreements related to Collective Bargaining (MOU, MOA, LOU, and LOA) Human Resources Committee of the Board of Trustees Associate Vice-Principal Human Resources (Non-Academic);  Associate Vice-Principal Faculty Relations (Academic)
Termination Human Resources +

Dean or designate or Vice-Principal of area or designate

Dean or designate or Vice-Principal of area or designate
Settlement Agreements Human Resources +

Dean or designate or Vice-Principal of area or designate

Dean or Vice-Principal of area or designate + PI or designate if applicable