Before heading off on holidays, check through this year-end list.

If you have questions about the AD 10 policies or workplace issues, call the APSA office.

Paid leave – Christmas closure

AD 10.08

President Andrew Petter advised that the
University will be closed from Sunday, December 25, 2016 through Monday, January 2, 2017, reopening
on Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

Continuing members will be paid for December
26– December 30 and January 2.

Temporary members will be paid for December 26 - December 30 and January 2, if the last day of their temporary appointment is after December 23.

 


Use your Professional Development Funds

AD 10.11

Professional development funds
are a negotiated benefit of $700 per year, up to a maximum carry forward of
$3,500.

Claims must arrive by December
31, to Human Resources, to be eligible for that calendar year. Any claims
arriving after December 31 will be processed in 2017.

Expense forms and an eligible item list can be found on the Support for Learning web page.

To find the balance in your Professional Development account, go to my.sfu.ca, Login, and under Staff Resources click
on "Professional Development Expenses".

 



Carry Over of unused vacation time

AD 10.08

Section 5.07: “…an
employee’s full Vacation Entitlement for a given annual Payroll year may be
deferred for one year but must be taken in the next annual
Payroll year. Where an employee is unable to take the deferred vacation
entitlement in the next annual Payroll year, the deferred vacation will be paid
out.”

Please be advised
that “off the books” vacation or verbal agreements made with your supervisor
about carrying over additional vacation days, are outside of the AD 10 policies and will
not be honoured.

 

Vacation entitlement balance:
log in to my.sfu.ca.


Help during the holidays

  • Free, 24/7, counseling
    services are available through the Employee Family and
    Assistance Program (EFAP)    .
  • Call 1-800-663-1142,
    to set up a face-to-face, over the phone or online counseling appointment.
  • The program is
    available to you, your spouse and dependents.