Benefits FYI is our quarterly benefits newsletter for UBC staff and faculty who are enrolled in one of our benefits plans.
Benefits FYI Newsletter
Curious about your UBC benefits? Explore the Benefits Tree
We have been on a journey to update our benefits brochure and create a new and interesting way for people to engage with our benefits. Introducing the Benefits Tree.
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A new way to see your benefits info in Workday
If you have had a peak at your benefits information in Workday recently, you may have noticed some of the screens look a little different.
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Simplifying and streamlining our family-building benefits
At the start of 2023, UBC introduced a range of
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Looking back on the new benefits for 2023
This is the second of a two-part series where we review the exciting changes to our UBC benefit plans for 2024 and look back on the changes since the start of 2023.
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New family building, accessibility, and gender-affirmation benefits added to improve equitable access to coverage for extended health plan members
UBC is pleased to announce new family building, accessibility, and gender affirmation benefits provisions that improve equitable access to coverage for faculty and staff extended health plan members and their covered dependents.
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Looking forward to your new benefits in 2024
Health, both physical and mental, is the foundation of wellbeing.
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2024 Vacation now available in Workday
Eligible staff in salaried positions can now access their 2024 vacation balances in Workday, and vacation requests can now be entered for 2024.
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- Welcome to Workday
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Here are your end-of-year benefit reminders for 2023
With the end-of-year deadlines fast approaching, here are some tips to make sure you are getting the most out of your benefits.
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EFAP Spotlight: TELUS Health CareNow Counsellor-Assisted Program
If you are enrolled in our Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), you have access to TELUS Health CareNow Programs.
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Updates to the prior authorization program for prescription drugs
Starting from August 1, 2023, we’ve expanded the prior authorization program to include chronic weight management treatments. This update ensures that prescription drugs for chronic weight management, are adjudicated appropriately.
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