Management & Leadership Excellence Series
Building confidence in our people leaders
The Management & Leadership Excellence Series is a growing collection of learning sessions designed to support managers, regardless of leadership level or stage of experience.
Distinct from UBC’s flagship leadership programs, this series offers flexible learning opportunities that managers can access based on their needs, interests, and timing.
The series offers practical tools, shared language, and learning experiences to strengthen their confidence and capability in leading people, teams, and work across the university.
What’s included in the series
Offerings may include deep dives into management topics, such as:
- tactical workplace practices, processes, responsibilities, and tools that support effective day-to-day management
- leadership topics focused on strengthening interpersonal capability, confidence, and skills
Some sessions will be offered on a regular basis throughout the year, such as Management Fundamentals or Challenging Conversations, while others may be introduced as timely or responsive offerings to address emerging priorities, seasonal needs, or specific challenges facing managers at UBC.
As the series evolves, future offerings may explore additional management and operational topics.
The Management Fundamentals pilot session
As part of the Management & Leadership Excellence Series, the Management Fundamentals pilot session is intended for staff managers who are new to their role, or who are looking for a practical foundation in people management at UBC.
This session is intentionally focused on the HR, Workday, and people-management essentials that new managers identified as most helpful in their first few months in their role. It is designed as a practical navigation experience to help managers understand what they need to know, where to go for support, and how to avoid common early missteps.
Through this session, participants will gain:
- A clearer understanding of the transition from individual contributor to manager, and what it means to manage people at UBC
- Familiarity with key HR and Workday processes, systems, and supports
- Awareness of manager responsibilities and available resources related to staff hiring, onboarding, compensation and benefits, performance enablement, HR advisory services, and Workday manager essentials
Please note that this pilot session is focused on people-management, HR, and Workday foundations. It does not currently cover the full spectrum of managing at UBC, such as finances, budgets, IT, procurement, or facilities.
How to join sessions in the series
When available, sessions will be promoted directly via email to managers across UBC.
Please check this page for updates on future sessions and availability. To express interest in offerings, please contact leadership@hr.ubc.ca.
General Wage Increase updates to community
Salary changes, including General Wage Increases (GWI), are currently being implemented for specific employee groups.
This page will be updated as employee group's salary change implementations are scheduled. Please refer to this page for the latest updates on impacted employee groups and key dates for administrative processes.
In progress
The 3% General Pay Adjustment for AAPS, and the 3% GWI for Non-Union Technicians, and Farm Workers, effective July 1, 2026, will be targeted for August 31 pay.
To ensure an accurate and efficient process, please follow the timelines below:
- Complete or cancel all salary-related transactions by Wednesday, August 12 at 2pm.
- No new transactions between August 13-19.
- Entries may resume on Thursday, August 20.
Upcoming
Tentatively, the following employee groups are expected to be implemented next:
The 3% GWI for BCGEU Okanagan, effective July 1, 2025, and BCGEU Vancouver, effective May 1, 2025, will be targeted for the September 15 pay.
- Complete or cancel all salary-related transactions by Thursday, August 27 at 2pm.
- No new transactions between August 28 - September 3.
- Entries may resume on Friday, September 4.
The 3% GWI for BCGEU Okanagan, effective July 1, 2026, and BCGEU Vancouver, effective May 1, 2026, will be targeted for September 29 pay.
- Complete or cancel all salary-related transactions by Monday, September 14 at 9am.
- No new transactions between September 14-18.
- Entries may resume on Monday, September 21.
Details will be updated closer to their implementation dates.
Recently completed
- The 2025 & 2026 GWIs for CUPE 116 Residence Advisors were implemented on the May 31, 2026 pay.
- The 3% GWI for CUPE 116 effective April 1, 2025, was implemented on the June 15, 2026 pay.
- The 3% GWI for CUPE 116 effective April 1, 2026, was implemented on the June 30, 2026 pay.
- The 2025 GWI for AAPS, Non-Union Technicians & Research Assistants, Farm Workers, was implemented on the July 15 pay.
- The 2025 Merit for AAPS, Non-Union Technicians & Research Assistants, Farm Workers, Executive Administrative Staff was implemented on the July 31 pay.
- The 1.25% for Pay Grades 4-7 in AAPS, effective July 1, 2026, was implemented on the August 14 pay.
For further updates, please visit HR News.
Understanding retroactive pay
Because retroactive pay can relate to one year but be paid in a later year, you may notice differences in how the amount appears on your tax slips, and how it’s used for UBC Pension Plan reporting.
For instructions on how to interpret your pay, see View My Payslip in the Knowledge Base.
Read more on UBC Finance portal's Salary changes and retroactive pay page.