We have received inquiries from members about working from home expenses eligible for reimbursement. The University website outlines guidelines for purchasing items for working at home. The following are a few of the highlights from the guidelines: You will not be reimbursed for any computer equipment and software purchases that are made independently without authorization from […]
Read More »We have been receiving questions from members regarding office access on campus. For one-time access to campus office space, faculty must receive approval from their supervisor and contact the Protective Services office to arrange to be let into the appropriate building. Faculty who are required to work regularly on campus are to apply for a […]
Read More »CAUT, along with researchers and other unions, worked with the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers to develop a survey on COVID-19 workplace experiences. Data collected from this survey will help with focused and accurate approaches to workplace health and safety and general working conditions during this pandemic. We encourage you to participate This survey […]
Read More »The USFA has heard from many members that Sun Life is denying benefit claims filed after March 31 but before April 30. As you have been advised, the time for submitting a claim was extended to the end of April by agreement between the University of Saskatchewan and Sun Life. Faculty who have received denial letters […]
Read More »The vigils held to mark the National Day of Mourning will be virtual this year – yet another way COVID-19 has changed the way we live and work. The theme of the Day of Mourning – to mourn for the dead and fight for the living – is ever more meaningful this year. Right now, […]
Read More »Dear USFA members, We are pleased to announce that we have agreed upon a Letter of Understanding with the employer to address certain issues arising from the COVID-19 emergency measures. The terms are as follows, and may be revisited later in the summer depending on how the situation develops. We continue to discuss other issues […]
Read More »The message you recently received from Sun Life about the March 30 deadline to submit 2019 health, dental and flexible spending claims was incorrect. The university has extended the deadline to submit your 2019 health, dental and flexible spending claims for reimbursement to April 30, 2020. Sun Life must receive your unsubmitted claims for the 2019 calendar yearon […]
Read More »It is seldom in the search process that there is a meeting of the Appointments Forum. It has met perhaps a dozen times in the last decade. However, in the last two weeks there have been three Appointments Forum meetings and all were examples of this step in the search process set out in the […]
Read More »Dear USFA members: Two of the more pressing issues included in our proposals to the employer are copyright and sabbaticals. Copyright We are proposing that employees retain copyright to all course materials they develop and deliver online, as per Article 26 of the Collective Agreement, including recorded lectures, unless they have expressly signed over these […]
Read More »Dear USFA members: We are working very hard to make sure that agreements are in place to protect faculty members in this time of crisis. We proposed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to the employer on March 27. We are open to an agreement in whole or in a sequence of parts. Assignment of duties As […]
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