Employees

Update for employees

• New government rules mean that if you can do your work from home, you must.

• If you have to come to campus, only do what is needed and get home as soon as possible.

• We encourage you to keep a mask on at all times in public places. 

Update for employees

On December 10, the Region of Waterloo’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, issued instructions to workplaces and businesses under the Reopening Ontario Act to help limit the spread of COVID-19 in workplaces. The instructions take effect today.

The University has been proactive in many of the areas outlined by the Region, and thanks to our collective efforts across campus and current attention to the University’s safety protocols, we are well positioned to meet these instructions.

It is important to continue the following protocols to ensure we follow the Region’s instructions. Department heads, chairs and directors are responsible for ensuring these activities take place within their workplaces, and supervisors must monitor that procedures are being followed.

Update for employees

Effective November 30, 2020, you must complete a new COVID-19 screening assessment before accessing campus.

We are updating our COVID-19 screening processes to align with regulations the Ontario government recently announced. With this new level of accountability placed on institutions by the Province, we are making a COVID-19 screening assessment mandatory for every individual who comes to campus, including essential visitors and contractors, and we will now be tracking compliance. 

Update for employees

• The University of Waterloo is now on the government of Canada’s list of designated learning institutes (DLIs) with approved COVID-19 readiness plans.
• Although students should not travel unless necessary, this approval means that our international students may be able to enter Canada to study or work.
• Please encourage all international students to submit or update their International Travel Plans and Quarantine Form.

Update for employees

• Students who test positive for COVID-19 can call the University’s new COVID hotline, 1-833-UW-COV19 (1-833-892-6819) for information and support.
• If a student discloses to you that they have tested positive for COVID-19, you can now direct them to this phone number. You no longer need to directly inform the University medical director or associate provost, students.
• Employees can call the COVID hotline, but the first point of contact should still be Occupational Health for reporting employee cases of COVID-19.