{"id":2127,"date":"2021-02-23T13:39:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T18:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fr.info.yorku.ca\/?page_id=2127"},"modified":"2025-10-07T14:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T18:05:15","slug":"work-performed-by-graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/unit\/faculty-relations\/work-performed-by-graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of Work Performed by Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Various Categorizations in Types of Work (Employment and Non-Employment) Performed by Graduate Students registered as full-time at 快播视频<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>What is the difference between a:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Teaching Assistant (TA)*;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate Assistant (GA)*;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Assistant (RA)^; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other research-related work that may be performed by a graduate student*<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*<\/strong>Employment<br><strong>^<\/strong>Non-employment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id2127_bfb620-29 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id2127_bfb620-29 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id2127_bfb620-29 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id2127_bfb620-29 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id2127_bfb620-29 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id2127_bfb620-29 kt-accordion-has-7-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane2127_d7306f-1a\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Teaching Assistantship (TA) \u2013 Employment<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Classified as Unit 1 (CUPE 3903) bargaining unit work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any work related to teaching, marking demonstrating, and\/or tutoring performed by full-time graduate students registered at York<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has time restrictions (<strong>maximum<\/strong>\u00a0135 hours per term)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health &amp; vacation benefits per the York-CUPE 3903 Unit 1 Collective Agreement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Income is taxable as employment income<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-pane2127_4bb7bd-ba\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Graduate Assistantship (GA) \u2013 Employment<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Classified as Unit 3 (CUPE 3903) bargaining unit work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work performed by full-time graduate students registered at York who are receiving financial assistance from or through the University and in connection with such assistance are employed in administrative, clerical and research work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has time restrictions (<strong>maximum<\/strong>\u00a0135 hours per term)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health &amp; vacation benefits per the York-CUPE 3903 Unit 3 Collective Agreement)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Income is taxable as employment income<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-5 kt-pane2127_fc4972-23\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Research Assistantship (RA) \u2013 Non-Employment<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Non-employment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work performed by full-time graduate students registered at York who receive financial assistance from or through York for research and academic activities which are predominantly for the purposes of advancing the students\u2019 progress towards fulfilment of their program and degree requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No set hourly wages or time limits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No health &amp; vacation benefits (but as a full-time graduate student covered under YUGSA health plan)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Income is non-employment income and therefore non-taxable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-6 kt-pane2127_f30985-66\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Other research-related work that may be performed by a full-time graduate student registered at York<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Employment and non-unionized work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research work that may be performed by a full-time graduate student registered at York and may also be performed by other employees qualified to perform the work (including part-time graduate students registered at York, or both students and non-students with no other affiliation with York)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The employee is a full-time graduate student, but the work is not in connection with the graduate student\u2019s financial assistance from or through the University^<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No set hourly wages or time limits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No health &amp; vacation benefits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>^ Where the work is performed by a full-time graduate student registered at York, and the work is in connection with the student\u2019s financial assistance from or through the University, the work will necessarily be either a Graduate Assistantship or a Research Assistantship<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Distinguishing between Categories of Work 2, 3 and 4 above<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The basis of the distinctions between categories type 2, 3 and 4 above, is the language of Article 3.01 of the York-CUPE 3903 Unit 3 Collective Agreement which reads as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3.01 The Employer recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining agent for all graduate students registered as full-time at 快播视频 who are receiving financial assistance from or through the University and in connection with such assistance are employed in administrative, clerical, and research work save and except supervisors, persons above the rank of supervisor, and persons for whom a trade union held bargaining rights at the date of application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clarity Note: For the purpose of clarity, graduate students registered as full-time at 快播视频 who receive financial assistance from or through 快播视频 for research or academic activities which are predominantly for the purposes of advancing the students\u2019 progress towards fulfilment of their program and degree requirements are not in the bargaining unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is very important to make correct distinctions between these three categories of work, as per the collective agreement language set out above, and the descriptions set out above, in order to ensure that the University is meeting its agreed-to legal obligation with CUPE 3903 Unit 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Various Categorizations in Types of Work (Employment and Non-Employment) Performed by Graduate Students registered as full-time at 快播视频 What is the difference between a: 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