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Beginning on September 20, Workday will notify employees of training that expires in 60 days. The advance notifications provide the opportunity to re-take any necessary training before it expires. 

If you receive a notification, speak with your manager to either make plans to re-take the training or ensure that it is no longer necessary.  Workday will also notify both employees and their managers when a training record expires. 

These notifications are being introduced to support employees to maintain required training, which is important for maintaining a safe work environment at UBC. It will also help inform managers if employees no longer have valid training records, as this may affect the work assigned, according to WorkSafeBC or other regulatory bodies.

In May 2021, the BC government amended the Employment Standards Act to provide three days of COVID-19 paid sick leave. A new absence type has been added in Workday for eligible employees.

For further details, including eligibility, visit the Working during COVID-19 page.  

If you need assistance entering COVID-19 related absences in Workday, view the Workday Knowledge Base Article How do I request time off? or contact the Integrated Service Centre. 

The coverage start and end dates for the Extended Health and Dental Plans have changed with Workday.

For both plans, coverage now begins on the date of hire or if there is a waiting period, on the day following the waiting period.

Coverage ends at the end of the month in which your employment with UBC ends. All salary-based benefits (Basic Group Life Insurance, Disability and Pension) will end as of the last date worked. EFAP coverage continues for 3 months after the end of the month that you leave UBC.

For example, Tarik started in his new role at UBC on April 15, and ended his employment on August 23. His coverage start and end dates were as follows:

• Extended Health and Dental plans: started on April 15, ended on August 31
• Salary-based benefits: started on April 15, ended on August 23
• EFAP: started on April 15, ended on November 30.

For more information visit Coverage Start & End Dates page on HR website.

As per collective agreement CUPE 2950 staff are eligible for up to 42 hours paid time off for Medical & Dental appointments each year. CUPE 2950 staff will be able to enter this time off in Workday using the "How do I request time off?" knowledge base article.

Employees can submit tuition waiver applications through Workday, including applications for:

• Undergraduate credit courses
• Graduate credit courses, if eligible
• UBC Extended Learning non-credit courses
• Approved Sauder School of Business Continuing Business Studies non-credit courses

Learn about the tuition waiver program in this article from UBC Benefits FYI. 

If you're internal, apply through Workday. 

If you are external please apply through our job boards for

• Staff
• Faculty
• Students 

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