Human Resources News Archive

February 28, 2022 — 
Message from Michael Benarroch, President and Vice-Chancellor

February 23, 2022 — 
Student Support has created a new Distress Guide for faculty and staff that provides guidance on how to respond to student requests for support and how to reach out to students who appear to be in distress.

February 17, 2022 — 
The Federal Government has extended the “temporary flat rate method” to claim home office expenses for the calendar year 2021.  The amount has also been increased from $400 in 2020 to $500 in 2021. Through their website, the CRA has provided additional information on how employees will be able to claim remote work expenses. Employees continue to have the option of using the “Temporary Flat Rate Method” or the “Detailed Method” which requires employees to track allowable expenses based on defined use criteria and the employer to provide a T2200 Short Form.  Full information regarding the two options can be found here.

February 10, 2022 — 
Due to COVID-19, UM was unable to host the in-person annual events to recognize the 766 employees celebrating 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 years of service.

February 4, 2022 — 
The program will run for a total of 16 weeks, commencing May 9. Interns will work 35 hours per week in their respective internship.

February 2, 2022 — 
The vacation purchase plan provides eligible employees with an opportunity to purchase five to 10 days of vacation in addition to their current vacation allotment

January 12, 2022 — 
Learning and wellness sessions will share resources, tools and supports for how to work effectively and stay healthy—to flourish as a community.

November 26, 2021 — 
After almost two years, we are excited to be returning to in-person working, coming together as an on-campus community.  In-person classes for students will begin at the start of Winter Term. To support this, all employees and students are required to be fully vaccinated and upload their proof of vaccination to be on campus.

November 17, 2021 — 
Newly announced program will allow some eligible support staff to work remotely

November 16, 2021 — 
The upcoming THRIVE session will share tools and tips that will help us become more intentional with our time, so we can ultimately spend more time doing the things we want to.