The Joint Compensation Review Committee (JCRC) was formed as part of the arbitrated award during the 2014 round of bargaining. Its purpose is to make recommendations for a total compensation package for APSA members.
There are weeks in my role as executive director when the same troubling issue comes forward multiple times.
Part of our core purpose at APSA involves promoting professionalism, excellence and encouraging your professional and career development.
As an APSA member, you can participate in workshops, webinars, and pre-COVID, networking events. As part of our own professional development, the APSA team also looks for ways to learn and improve our skills.
Here are a few free or paid courses that you may find helpful in your professional and career development. We've certainly found them beneficial for our team.
Charity Village
According to Benefits Canada, 54% of Canadian employers are adopting a hybrid workplace, and 57% of Canadian employees are looking for work that has a flexible workweek. Here are some examples of companies that have successfully adopted a hybrid or 4-day workweek.
Please give a warm welcome to these new APSA members who have joined us in the past month.
Ali, Amir
Student Recruitment Liaison Coordinator
Temporary Promotion
AVPSI Student Recruitment & Admissions Administration
Associate VP, Students
Almeida Coutinho, Carolina
Each month, our Advocacy Committee answers your questions about the AD 10 policies (aka, your terms and conditions of employment.)
Here is APSA advocate Mike Peragine to answer some of your questions about workplace issues.
Arbitrations and Grievances
APSA advocates have several ongoing grievances and investigations on bullying and harassment, return to work and hours of work. We can’t give any details due to confidentiality issues. Please see this infographic on the Life of a Grievance to learn more about how the grievance process works.
In May 2021, SFU revised its Bullying and Harassment policy, also known as GP 47. While all the employee groups at the university were consulted, SFU implemented none of our recommended changes. The University has since reached out to APSA and other employee groups regarding further changes to this policy's procedures.
Here are a few concerns that APSA has with the current policy and the procedures that flow from it.
Coming forward with a complaint
When I met with Kiran, Doug, Lisa and Jada (not their real names) in my office a couple years ago, I had no idea how negatively their work situation at SFU was affecting their lives.