The benefits you are eligible for as a member of the BCGEU Vancouver (Child Care) employee group depend on:
- if you work full time, part time or hourly,
- the length of your appointment,
- the number of hours you work per week, and
- your age at your date of hire
Before you enrol in your benefit package, please review the table below to familiarize yourself with:
- the benefits you are eligible for,
- whether these benefits are mandatory or optional,
- the date that each benefit will become effective, and
- the monthly cost of each benefit.
You will receive a benefits task in your Workday inbox to enrol. Once you receive this task, please ensure that that you enrol in the benefit plans in Workday. For Workday resources and help visit the Integrated Service Centre.
You may also be eligible for the following benefits and entitlements:
You do not need to enrol in the above benefits. You apply for them when you want to use them.
Full-time and part-time (at least 20 hours per week) appointments
If you have a full-time or part-time, monthly or hourly paid appointment for 12 months or more, you are eligible for all of the benefits outlined in the table below.
If you have a full-time or part-time monthly or hourly paid appointment for more than 3 months but less than 12 months, you are eligible for the first three benefits listed in the table:
If your full-time or part-time appointment is extended to a total of 12 months or more, you will:
- automatically be enrolled in the Disability Benefit Plan,
- automatically be enrolled in Basic Life Insurance, and
- be eligible for Optional Life Insurance and AD&D at this time; however, you must submit a Health Statement with your application, which is subject to approval by the insurer.
If you have a full-time appointment that is 3 months or less or a part time appointment and you work less than 20 hours per week (regardless of the length of your appointment), you are not eligible for benefits. You will still need to login to Workday to sign up for payroll.
| Benefit | Optional or Mandatory | Available up to specified age | Effective Date | 2024
Your cost (per month) | 2024
UBC pays (per month) |
| If you are guaranteed at least 20 hours per week and your appointment length is more than 3 months, you are eligible for the three benefits below: | |||||
(includes Health Spending Account and Surrogacy & Adoption Plan) | Optional | Under 71 | Date of hire.
If you are new to Canada, you have an MSP “statutory waiting period” consisting of the balance of the month of arrival, plus two months. You will be enrolled in the Extended Health Plan on the first of the month immediately following the waiting period. | $0 | Single: $95.26
Single + dependent: $226.72 Family: $226.72 |
| Dental Plan | Optional | Under 71 | Date of hire. | $0 | Single: $91.34
Single + dependent: $173.62 Family: $299.44 |
| Employee and Family Assistance Program | Mandatory | Under 71 | Date of hire. You will be automatically enrolled in this benefit. | $0 | $4.00 |
| If you are guaranteed at least 20 hours per week and your appointment length is 12 months or more you are eligible for additional benefits below: | |||||
| Disability Benefit Plan | Mandatory | Under 65 | Date of hire or on extension of your appointment to 12 months or more. You will be automatically enrolled in this benefit. | 1.309% of regular earnings | $0 |
| Basic Life Insurance | Mandatory | Under 71 | Date of hire or on extension of your appointment to 12 months or more. You will be automatically enrolled in this benefit. | $0 | $0.071/$1,000 of benefit (salaried); 0.206% (hourly) based on regular earnings |
Employees
Optional Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance | Optional | Under 71 | You are eligible to apply on your date of hire or on extension of your appointment to 12 months or more; however, you must submit a Health Statement with your application, which is subject to approval by the insurer. | Depends on age, amount and smoker status. Please see the OPT table and AD&D table | $0 |
Spouses
Optional Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance | Optional | Employee is under age 65 | Your spouse is eligible to apply on your date of hire; however, they must submit a Health Statement with their application, which is subject to approval by the insurer. | Depends on age, amount and smoker status. Please see the OPT table and AD&D table. | $0 |
Hourly paid appointments of less than 20 guaranteed hours per week
If you have an hourly paid appointment of 12 months or more but you were not guaranteed at least 20 hours a week when you were first hired, you are not initially eligible for benefits. After 3 months of working at least 20 hours per week, UBC Financial Operations – Payroll will review your hours to see if you are eligible for the benefits listed in the table below and, if eligible, send you the benefits enrolment task in Workday.
If you have an hourly paid appointment of more than 3 months, but less than 12 months but you were not guaranteed at least 20 hours a week when you were first hired, you are not initially eligible for benefits. After 3 months of work of at least 20 hours per week, UBC Financial Operations – Payroll will review your hours to see if you are eligible and send you the benefits enrolment task in Workday for the following benefits:
If your hourly appointment is extended to a total of 12 months or more and you work at least 20 hours per week, you will:
- automatically be enrolled in the Disability Benefit Plan;
- automatically be enrolled in Basic Life Insurance; and
- be eligible for Optional Life Insurance and AD&D at this time; however, you must submit a Health Statement with your application, which is subject to approval by the insurer.
If you work less than 20 hours per week (regardless of the length of your appointment), you are not eligible for benefits. You will still need to login to Workday sign up for payroll.
| Benefit | Optional or Mandatory | Available up to specified age | Effective Date | 2024
Your cost (per month) | 2024
UBC pays (per month) |
| If you work at least 20 hours per week and your appointment length is more than 3 months, you are eligible for the three benefits below: | |||||
(includes Health Spending Account and Surrogacy & Adoption Plan) | Optional | Under 71 | After 3 months of employment.
If you are new to Canada, you have an MSP “statutory waiting period” consisting of the balance of the month of arrival, plus two months. You will be enrolled in the Extended Health Plan on the first of the month immediately following the waiting period. | $0 | Single: $95.26
Single + dependent: $226.72 Family: $226.72 |
| Dental Plan | Optional | Under 71 | After 3 months of employment. | $0 | Single: $91.34
Single + dependent: $173.62 Family: $299.44 |
| Employee and Family Assistance Program | Mandatory | Under 71 | After 3 months of employment. You will be automatically enrolled in this benefit. | $0 | $4.00 |
| If you work at least 20 hours per week and your appointment length is 12 months or more you are eligible for additional benefits below: | |||||
| Disability Benefit Plan | Mandatory | Under 65 | After 3 months of employment or after extension of your appointment to 12 months. You will be automatically enrolled in this benefit. | 1.309% of regular earnings | $0 |
| Basic Life Insurance | Mandatory | Under 71 | After 3 months of employment or after extension of your appointment to 12 months. You will be automatically enrolled in this benefit. | $0 | $0.071/$1,000 of benefit (salaried); 0.206% (hourly) based on regular earnings |
Employees
Optional Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance | Optional | Under 71 | You are eligible to apply after 3 months of employment or on extension of your appointment to 12 months or more. However, you must submit a Health Statement with your application, which is subject to approval by the insurer. | Depends on age, amount and smoker status. Please see the OPT table and AD&D table | $0 |
Spouses
Optional Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance | Optional | Employee is under age 65 | Your spouse is eligible to apply after 3 months of your employment; however, they must submit a Health Statement with their application, which is subject to approval by the insurer. | Depends on age, amount and smoker status. Please see the OPT table and AD&D table. | $0 |