Wage Classification Guidelines
Approved May 2011
The wage classification guidelines are now included in the On Campus Employer tool in Aqueduct. As you create a new job posting, the tool will show you the rates appropriate for the position.
If you think a position should be in a different classification, please contact the Campus Student Employment Coordinator (Lois Penner ext. 3616) at the Student Success Centre.
Undergraduate Classifications
'General' Classification
Example positions:
- Admissions Assistant
- Library Assistant
- Registration Assistant
- Telequalifer Assistant
- Cashier/Dining Commons
- Direct Mail Assistant
- Conference Assistant
- Custodial Assistant
- Grounds Maintenance
- Bookstore Assistant
- Referee
- Mailroom Assistant
- Switchboard Assistant
- Phonathon Assistant
- Clerical Assistant
- Housing Assistant
| Hourly** | Statutory Pay | Vacation | Total** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Year | $10.25 | $0.37 | $0.42 | $11.04 |
| Second Year* | $10.56 | $0.38 | $0.44 | $11.38 |
*A student who continues in a position from the first year with the same job responsibilities qualify for the second year rate. (This is not based on how many years the student has been at TWU or how many credits they have earned.) Each position carries only one increase (after the first year).
**The Hourly rates are the figures recorded on the time sheet. Vacation pay will now be calculated on the gross and paid on regular pay days and will show up on the pay stub on a separate line instead of being included in the hourly rate.
'Special' Classification
These are positions that require significant technical expertise and/or some significant responsibility (e.g. supervision of others).
'Wage Rate A' Positions
- Example positions:
- Grading Assistance
- Belayer
- Gym Supervisor
- Grounds Maintenance
- Custodial Services
- Student Library Sup.
- Subject Tutors
- Department Subject Grader
- Bookstore Assistants
- Labs in the Natural Sciences
- Security Assistant
- Teaching Assistant
- Sound Technicians/Conferences
- Research Assistant
- Lab Assistant
- A.M.A.
| Hourly** | Statutory Pay | Vacation | Total** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Year | $10.87 | $0.39 | $0.45 | $11.71 |
| Second Year* | $11.20 | $0.40 | $0.46 | $12.06 |
'Wage Rate B' Positions
- Campus Drivers
- Research Assistants
- Challenge Course Assistants
- Facilities Asst.-Athletics
- Videographers
- Announcer/DJ
- Statistician
| Hourly** | Statutory Pay | Vacation | Total** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Year | $11.54 | $0.42 | $0.48 | $12.44 |
| Second Year* | $11.89 | $0.43 | $0.49 | $12.81 |
Graduate Student Classifications
General Classification
Example positions:
- Administrative Assistant
- Research Assistant
- Teaching Assistant
| Hourly** | Statutory Pay | Vacation | Total** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Year | $13.58 | $0.49 | $0.56 | $14.63 |
| Second Year* | $13.99 | $0.50 | $0.58 | $15.07 |
*A student who continues in a position from the first year with the same job responsibilities qualify for the second year rate. (This is not based on how many years the student has been at TWU or how many credits they have earned.) Each position carries only one increase (after the first year).
**The Hourly rates are the figures recorded on the time sheet. Vacation pay will now be calculated on the gross and paid on regular pay days and will show up on the pay stub on a separate line instead of being included in the hourly rate.