Benefits FYI is our quarterly benefits newsletter for UBC staff and faculty who are enrolled in one of our benefits plans.
Benefits FYI Newsletter
Coping with extreme weather events and natural disasters
If you and your family have been impacted by these extreme weather events, the UBC Employee Family Assistance Program LifeWorks is available 24/7 to provide resources and support.
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ALAViDA TRAiL substance use management
Substance use is part of many people's lives: 27% of your coworkers reported drinking or using a substance. 66% of them said they would like to reduce or quit. That’s where ALAViDA comes in.
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Extended Health Plan Update - October 2021
UBC is committed to supporting faculty and staff health and wellbeing. As such, we are expanding provisions and introducing new services under the extended health benefit plan. These plan updates ensure continued access to robust services and reimbursements to support you and your dependents.
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Try a free two-minute total wellbeing assessment with TELUS Health
Do you want a quick way to see how you are doing in key areas of your life such as physical, financial, mental and social health? Take a two-minute assessment with UBC’s Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) provider TELUS Health.
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Tuition waivers for UBC employees
Tuition waivers are available to eligible staff and faculty members, and eligible dependents of staff and faculty members. Eligible dependent children of faculty members also have access to tuition waivers.
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Under one plan: opting out of student health plans
If faculty or staff have an eligible dependent child (up to age 25 and who are in full-time attendance in their program) or spouse who are covered under their parent’s (or spouse’s) UBC Extended Health and Dental Care plans, they can provide confirmation of this coverage and may opt out of the UBC Student Health plan or other post-secondary institution’s health plan.
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Make positive changes with CareNow, a free self-guided program through LifeWorks
CareNow is a self-guided, confidential digital program based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT, and is available to faculty and staff through our Employee Family Assistance Program, LifeWorks.
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Extended health plan update: Change to massage therapy benefit
Effective July 1, 2021, extended health plan members and their covered dependents do not have to submit a doctor’s referral to obtain reimbursement for eligible massage therapy claims.
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Extended health plan update: Naturopathic services
The UBC Extended Health Plan includes 80% coverage for naturopathic services up to a combined maximum of $500 for CUPE 2950 or $600 for all other UBC employee groups, for each person per benefit year.
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June 2021 edition of Workday corner
In the Workday Corner for the June edition of Benefits FYI, we highlight some of the most frequently asked questions the Integrated Service Centre and HR staff are responding to since Workday went live in November 2020.
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