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Wages

A.         Teaching Assistants and Research Assistants will be grouped by disciplines (Appendix F) as follows:

Sciences

Education, Business, Social Sciences and Health

Arts, Humanities and Others

B.         For each year of the contract up to the contract's end date, TAs and RAs will receive a 2% increase in base salary. In addition, each TA and RA will receive a bonus equal to 1% of the newly calculated base salary, to be paid as a one-time lump sum in the first paycheck of each TA and RA’s appointment. Wages for fractional appointments will be set proportionately based on calculated clock hours.  In the event an assignment is changed during the semester, the average clock hours and the compensation will be recalculated on a pro rata basis in accordance to the provisions of the workload guidelines established by Temple. 

C. Effective for the academic year 2006-2007: The annual minimum compensation for each Discipline below is based upon two (2) full-time semesters of twenty (20) calculated hours per week. The pay for teaching one class in each summer session is equivalent to a full semester's pay.

D. Effective for the academic year 2007-2008: The annual minimum compensation for each Discipline below is based upon two (2) full-time semesters of twenty (20) calculated hours per week. The pay for teaching one class in each summer session is equivalent to a full semester's pay.

E. Effective for the academic year 2008-2009: The annual minimum compensation for each Discipline below is based upon two (2) full-time semesters of twenty (20) calculated hours per week. The pay for teaching one class in each summer session is equivalent to a full semester's pay.

F. Effective for the academic year 2009-2010. The annual minimum compensation for each Discipline below is based upon two (2) full-time semesters of twenty (20) calculated hours per week. The pay for teaching one class in each summer session is equivalent to a full semester's pay.

G.        The University may in its sole discretion pay TAs/RAs more than the minima established in this Article for any reason whatsoever (such as, but not limited to, merit for individual performance, market factors, competitive salary offers by others) or in any form (such as, but not limited to, a bonus payment or an adjustment to the base).

H. TA/RAs that receive appointments for an academic term may elect to have their pay distributed over each month of the term or over the 12 months that begin with the terms’ first month.