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Legislative sick leave update
Effective May 1, 2022, the government further amended the application of paid sick leave to apply to all employees, irrespective of any entitlement in a collective agreement.
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May is Asian Heritage Month
Asian Heritage Month is an opportunity for all Canadians to learn more about the many achievements and contributions of Canadians of Asian descent, who have done so much to make Canada the amazing country we share today.
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Workday Student: Project areas
The Integrated Renewal Program (IRP) teams are working towards implementing Workday Student to refresh the student information ecosystem with expected completion during the 2023/2024 academic year.
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Lowering the flag on the National Day of Mourning
Flags at the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses were lowered on Thursday, April 28, recognizing the National Day of Mourning to remember lives lost in the workplace and resolve to prevent future tragedies.
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UBC Faculty Pension Plan 2021 Annual Report now available
The UBC Faculty Pension Plan (FPP) 2021 Annual Report includes: Plan highlights Membership and financial statistics Fund and investment managers’ rates of return An investment commentary
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Memo: New BC Minimum Wage, effective June 1, 2022
The Government of British Columbia is increasing the provincial minimum wage, effective June 1, 2022.
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UBC Bargaining Update: CUPE 116 Residence Student Staff
On April 19, the Memorandum of Agreement between the university and CUPE 116 concerning Residence Student Staff was ratified by all parties and is in full effect.
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UBC leads as one of Canada's Greenest Employers in 2022
UBC is recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers in 2022.
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Improve our workplace mental health with Excellence Canada: Call for volunteers
To find strengths and opportunities for improvement related to workplace mental health, UBC is using Excellence Canada’s benchmarking assessment and progressive certification validation process to align with the Mental Health@Work framework.
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Changes within Central HR portfolio
The following message was sent on behalf of Adam Charania and Jerry Chen, AVPs HR, to central HR at both campuses on April 20, 2022. It is with mixed emotions that we wish to announce the following two changes within the central HR portfolio:
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